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...

A Security Vulnerability in the KmsdBot Botnet

Security researchers found a software bug in the KmsdBot cryptomining botnet: With no error-checking built in, sending KmsdBot a malformed command­--like its controllers did one day while Akamai was watching­--created a panic crash with an "index out of range" error. Because theres no persistence...

New GoTrim Botnet Attempting to Break into WordPress Sites' Admin Accounts

A new Go-based botnet has been spotted scanning and brute-forcing self-hosted websites using the WordPress content management system CMS to seize control of targeted systems. "This new brute forcer is part of a new campaign we have named GoTrim because it was written in Go and uses ':::trim:::' t...

New Botnet named Zerobot Exploiting Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new botnet named ‘Zerobot’ has two variants, both are written in Go programming language, the first variant discovered on 18 Nov 2022, and within a short time on 24 Nov 2022 second variant was...

Breaking the silence - Recent Truebot activity

Since August 2022, we have seen an increase in infections of Truebot aka Silence.Downloader malware. Truebot was first identified in 2017 and researchers have linked it to a threat actor called Silence Group that is responsible for several high-impact attacks on financial institutions in several...

New Go-based Botnet Exploiting Exploiting Dozens of IoT Vulnerabilities to Expand its Network

NOTE: In this blog, Zerobot refers to a botnet that spreads primarily through IoT and web application vulnerabilities. It is not associated with the chatbot ZeroBot.ai. A novel Go-based botnet called Zerobot has been observed in the wild proliferating by taking advantage of nearly two dozen...

Hackers Exploiting Redis Vulnerability to Deploy New Redigo Malware on Servers

A previously undocumented Go-based malware is targeting Redis servers with the goal of taking control of the infected systems and likely building a botnet network. The attacks involve taking advantage of a critical security vulnerability in the open source, in-memory, key-value store that was...

A Syntax Error Led to Crashing of KmsdBot Cryptomining Botnet

By Deeba Ahmed The KmsdBot was known for targeting both Linux and Windows devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Syntax Error Led to Crashing of KmsdBot Cryptomining Botnet...

Malware Authors 'Accidentally' Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet

An ongoing analysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down by the threat actors themselves. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT, came to light mid-November 2022 for its ability to...

Accidentally Crashing a Botnet

As part of our research into the cryptomining botnet kmsdbot, we rendered it useless...

All You Need to Know About Emotet in 2022

For 6 months, the infamous Emotet botnet has shown almost no activity, and now it's distributing malicious spam. Let's dive into details and discuss all you need to know about the notorious malware to combat it. Why is everyone scared of Emotet? Emotet is by far one of the most dangerous trojans...

Ecommerce 1.0 Cross Site Scripting / Open Redirect

Title: Ecommerse-1.0 XSS-Reflected Hijack-credentials - JavaScript Injection Author: nu11secur1ty Date: 11.23.2022 Vendor: https://github.com/winston-dsouza Software: https://github.com/winston-dsouza/ecommerce-website Reference:...

Aurora Botnet evolves into a Stealer

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Aurora was first discovered in Russian-speaking underground forums and was capable of stealing, downloading, and gaining remote access. A threat actor by the name of Cheshire is selling this...

Researchers Warn of Cyber Criminals Using Go-based Aurora Stealer Malware

A nascent Go-based malware known as Aurora Stealer is being increasingly deployed as part of campaigns designed to steal sensitive information from compromised hosts. "These infection chains leveraged phishing pages impersonating download pages of legitimate software, including cryptocurrency...

RapperBot Campaign Launches DDoS Attacks on Game Servers

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The new RapperBot malware version creates a botnet capable of launching Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks. The latest version can launch Telnet brute-force strikes, DoS attacks using the Generic...

FBI-Wanted Leader of the Notorious Zeus Botnet Gang Arrested in Geneva

A Ukrainian national who has been wanted by the U.S for over a decade has been arrested by Swiss authorities for his role in a notorious cybercriminal ring that stole millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts using malware called Zeus. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, who went by online...

Warning: New RapperBot Campaign Aims to Launch DDoS Attacks at Game Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new samples of malware called RapperBot that are being used to build a botnet capable of launching Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks against game servers. "In fact, it turns out that this campaign is less like RapperBot than an older campaign that...

Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva

Vyacheslav "Tank" Penchukov, the accused 40-year-old Ukrainian leader of a prolific cybercriminal group that stole tens of millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses in the United States and Europe, has been arrested in Switzerland, according to multiple sources. Wanted Ukrainian...

New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell SSH cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Dubbed KmsdBot by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT, t...