CVE-2022-21587: Rapid7 Observed Exploitation of Oracle E-Business Suite Vulnerability

Emergent threats evolve quickly, and as we learn more about this vulnerability, this blog post will evolve, too. Rapid7 is responding to various compromises arising from the exploitation of CVE-2022-21587, a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability rated 9.8 on the CVSS v3 risk metric impacti...

A new botnet called the Medusa Botnet is emerging via Mirai Botnet targeting Linux users

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Mirai is a botnet that has been active since 2016 and exploits vulnerabilities in Linux-based networking devices like routers and IoT devices to gain control and perform malicious activities like...

New Threat: Stealthy HeadCrab Malware Compromised Over 1,200 Redis Servers

At least 1,200 Redis database servers worldwide have been corralled into a botnet using an "elusive and severe threat" dubbed HeadCrab since early September 2021. "This advanced threat actor utilizes a state-of-the-art, custom-made malware that is undetectable by agentless and traditional...

New Threat: Stealthy HeadCrab Malware Compromised Over 1,200 Redis Servers

At least 1,200 Redis database servers worldwide have been corralled into a botnet using an "elusive and severe threat" dubbed HeadCrab since early September 2021. "This advanced threat actor utilizes a state-of-the-art, custom-made malware that is undetectable by agentless and traditional...

We Don’t Just Patch – We Hack

We Don’t Just Patch – We Hack By Trellix · February 1, 2023 This blog was written by Douglas McKee If you have read any security advisories, technology news articles or even our very own Bug Report, you have continually been bombarded with the message to patch, patch, patch! Patching is critical ...

Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

Denis Emelyantsev, a 36-year-old Russian man accused of running a massive botnet called RSOCKS that stitched malware into millions of devices worldwide, pleaded guilty to two counts of computer crime violations in a California courtroom this week. The plea comes just months after Emelyantsev was...

VASTFLUX ad fraud massively affected millions of iOS devices, dismantled

Researchers have successfully dismantled a massive ad fraud campaign they stumbled upon by accident. The Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team dubbed the campaign VASTFLUX, a portmanteau of "fast flux"--an evasion technique involving the constant changing of IP addresses behind a single...

Malware Distribution via Google PPC by IcedID Botnet Distributors

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The IcedID botnet has been using Google pay-per-click ads to distribute itself through malvertising attacks since December 2022. Malvertising involves the use of malicious ads that are displayed in searc...

WordPress Security Alert: New Linux Malware Exploiting Over Two Dozen CMS Flaws

WordPress sites are being targeted by a previously unknown strain of Linux malware that exploits flaws in over two dozen plugins and themes to compromise vulnerable systems. "If sites use outdated versions of such add-ons, lacking crucial fixes, the targeted web pages are injected with malicious...

IcedID Botnet Distributors Abuse Google PPC to Distribute Malware

We analyze the latest changes in IcedID botnet from a campaign that abuses Google pay per click PPC ads to distribute IcedID via malvertising attacks...

Zerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities

The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on its ability to target more internet-connected devices and scale its network. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC is tracking the ongoing threat under the moniker DEV-1061, its designation for unknown, emerging, or...

Microsoft research uncovers new Zerobot capabilities

Botnet malware operations are a constantly evolving threat to devices and networks. Threat actors target Internet of Things IoT devices for recruitment into malicious operations as IoT devices’ configurations often leave them exposed, and the number of internet-connected devices continue to grow...

Microsoft research uncovers new Zerobot capabilities

Botnet malware operations are a constantly evolving threat to devices and networks. Threat actors target Internet of Things IoT devices for recruitment into malicious operations as IoT devices’ configurations often leave them exposed, and the number of internet-connected devices continue to grow...

Google Disruption Fails to Stop Glupteba Botnet

By Deeba Ahmed In December 2021, Google announced it had disrupted the Glupteba botnet and filed a lawsuit against two of its Russian operators, but it turns out the botnet is back and kicking. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Disruption Fails to Stop Glupteba Botne...

KmsdBot Botnet Suspected of Being Used as DDoS-for-Hire Service

An ongoing analysis of the KmsdBot botnet has raised the possibility that it's a DDoS-for-hire service offered to other threat actors. This is based on the different industries and geographies that were attacked, web infrastructure company Akamai said. Among the notable targets included FiveM and...

Glupteba Botnet Continues to Thrive Despite Google's Attempts to Disrupt It

The operators of the Glupteba botnet resurfaced in June 2022 as part of a renewed and "upscaled" campaign, months after Google disrupted the malicious activity. The ongoing attack is suggestive of the malware's resilience in the face of takedowns, cybersecurity company Nozomi Networks said in a...

Microsoft Alert: DDoS Botnet Hit Private Minecraft Servers

By Waqas Dubbed "MCCrash" by Microsoft, the DDoS botnet is currently targeting private Minecraft servers globally. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Alert: DDoS Botnet Hit Private Minecraft Servers...

MCCrash: Cross-platform DDoS botnet targets private Minecraft servers

Malware operations continue to rapidly evolve as threat actors add new capabilities to existing botnets, increasingly targeting and recruiting new types of devices. Attackers update malware to target additional operating systems, ranging from PCs to IoT devices, growing their infrastructure...

MCCrash: Cross-platform DDoS botnet targets private Minecraft servers

Malware operations continue to rapidly evolve as threat actors add new capabilities to existing botnets, increasingly targeting and recruiting new types of devices. Attackers update malware to target additional operating systems, ranging from PCs to IoT devices, growing their infrastructure...

A New GoLang Botnet named GoTrim BruteForcing multiple CMS

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new GoTrim botnet has been scanning and brute-forcing on the four Content Management Systems WordPress, DataLife Engine, Joomla!, and OpenCart websites. GoTrim botnet is written in Go Programming...