Tsundere Botnet Expands Using Game Lures and Ethereum-Based C2 on Windows

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an actively expanding botnet dubbed Tsundere that's targeting Windows users. Active since mid-2025, the threat is designed to execute arbitrary JavaScript code retrieved from a command-and-control C2 server, Kaspersky researcher Lisandro Ubiedo said in an...

Blockchain and Node.js abused by Tsundere: an emerging botnet

Introduction Tsundere is a new botnet, discovered by our Kaspersky GReAT around mid-2025. We have correlated this threat with previous reports from October 2024 that reveal code similarities, as well as the use of the same C2 retrieval method and wallet. In that instance, the threat actor created...

Microsoft Azure Blocks 15.72 Tbps Aisuru Botnet DDoS Attack

Microsoft Azure halted a record 15.72 Tbps DDoS attack from the Aisuru botnet exposing risks created by exposed home devices exploited in large-scale cyber attacks...

Microsoft Mitigates Record 15.72 Tbps DDoS Attack Driven by AISURU Botnet

Microsoft on Monday disclosed that it automatically detected and neutralized a distributed denial-of-service DDoS attack targeting a single endpoint in Australia that measured 15.72 terabits per second Tbps and nearly 3.64 billion packets per second pps. The tech giant said it was the largest DDo...

RondoDox Exploits Unpatched XWiki Servers to Pull More Devices Into Its Botnet

The botnet malware known as RondoDox has been observed targeting unpatched XWiki instances against a critical security flaw that could allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-24893 CVSS score: 9.8, an eval injection bug that could allow any...

Operation Endgame Hits Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, Elysium Malware, seize 1025 servers

Europol-led Operation Endgame seizes 1,025 servers and arrests a key suspect in Greece, disrupting three major global malware and hacking tools, including Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT and Elysium botnet...

Operation Endgame Dismantles Rhadamanthys, Venom RAT, and Elysium Botnet in Global Crackdown

Malware families like Rhadamanthys Stealer, Venom RAT, and the Elysium botnet have been disrupted as part of a coordinated law enforcement operation led by Europol and Eurojust. The activity, which took place between November 10 and 13, 2025, marks Please remove image compression the latest phase...

Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List

For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon , Apple , Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare's public ranking of the most frequently requested websites. Cloudflare responded by redacting Aisuru domain names from their top websites list. The chie...

What Security Teams Need to Know as PHP and IoT Exploits Surge

Attack automation is accelerating, widening the window between detection and response. Qualys TRU telemetry reveals how these attacks unfold and what defenders can do next. The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has identified a sharp increase in attacks targeting PHP servers, IoT devices, and cloud...

Experts Reports Sharp Increase in Automated Botnet Attacks Targeting PHP Servers and IoT Devices

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a spike in automated attacks targeting PHP servers, IoT devices, and cloud gateways by various botnets such as Mirai, Gafgyt, and Mozi. "These automated campaigns exploit known CVE vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations to gain control over...

Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies

Aisuru , the botnet responsible for a series of record-smashing distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks this year, recently was overhauled to support a more low-key, lucrative and sustainable business: Renting hundreds of thousands of infected Internet of Things IoT devices to proxy services...

Active Water Saci Campaign Spreading Via WhatsApp Features Multi-Vector Persistence and Sophisticated C&C

Continuous investigation on the Water Saci campaign reveals innovative email-based C&C system, multi-vector persistence, and real-time command capabilities that allow attackers to orchestrate coordinated botnet operations, gather detailed campaign intelligence, and dynamically control malware...

PolarEdge Targets Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, Synology Routers in Expanding Botnet Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of a botnet malware called PolarEdge. PolarEdge was first documented by Sekoia in February 2025, attributing it to a campaign targeting routers from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology with the goal of corralling them into a network for ...

CVE-2023-7311

BYTEVALUE Intelligent Flow Control Router contains a command injection vulnerability via the /goform/webRead/open endpoint. The path parameter is not properly validated and is echoed into a shell context, allowing an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the device. Successfu...

CVE-2023-7304

Ruijie RG-UAC Application Management Gateway contains a command injection vulnerability via the 'nmcsync.php' interface. An unauthenticated attacker able to reach the affected endpoint can inject shell commands via crafted request data, causing the application to execute arbitrary commands on the...

CVE-2023-7305

SmartBI V8, V9, and V10 contain an unrestricted file upload vulnerability via the RMIServlet request handling logic. Under certain configurations or usage patterns, attackers can send specially crafted requests that cause the application to perform sensitive operations or execute arbitrary code o...

CVE-2023-7311

BYTEVALUE Intelligent Flow Control Router contains a command injection vulnerability via the /goform/webRead/open endpoint. The path parameter is not properly validated and is echoed into a shell context, allowing an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the device. Successfu...

CVE-2024-13991

Huijietong Cloud Video Platform contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker can supply arbitrary file paths to the fullPath parameter of the /fileDownload?action=downloadBackupFile endpoint and retrieve files from the server filesystem. VulnCheck has observed...

CVE-2023-7305

SmartBI V8, V9, and V10 contain an unrestricted file upload vulnerability via the RMIServlet request handling logic. Under certain configurations or usage patterns, attackers can send specially crafted requests that cause the application to perform sensitive operations or execute arbitrary code o...

CVE-2023-7304

Ruijie RG-UAC Application Management Gateway contains a command injection vulnerability via the 'nmcsync.php' interface. An unauthenticated attacker able to reach the affected endpoint can inject shell commands via crafted request data, causing the application to execute arbitrary commands on the...