Malicious Package

Overview axois-utils is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code that includes infostealer malware, one of which is a Shai-Hulud clone following the TeamPCP open source release, and one DDoS botnet package. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid organizatio...

Malicious Package

Overview color-style-utils is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code that includes infostealer malware, one of which is a Shai-Hulud clone following the TeamPCP open source release, and one DDoS botnet package. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid...

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service

A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating "Rapper Bot ," a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks against targets -- including a March 2025 DDoS that knocked Twitter/X offline. The Justice Department asserts the...

8220 Gang Exploits Oracle WebLogic Server Flaws for Cryptocurrency Mining

Security researchers have shed more light on the cryptocurrency mining operation conducted by the 8220 Gang by exploiting known security flaws in the Oracle WebLogic Server. "The threat actor employs fileless execution techniques, using DLL reflective and process injection, allowing the malware...

New U.K. Law Bans Default Passwords on Smart Devices Starting April 2024

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre NCSC is calling on manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that prohibits them from using default passwords, effective April 29, 2024. "The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act or PSTI act, will...

Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network VPN services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since at least March 18, 2024. "These attacks all appear to be originating from TOR exit nodes and a...

Alert: OracleIV DDoS Botnet Targets Public Docker Engine APIs to Hijack Containers

Publicly-accessible Docker Engine API instances are being targeted by threat actors as part of a campaign designed to co-opt the machines into a distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet dubbed OracleIV. "Attackers are exploiting this misconfiguration to deliver a malicious Docker container, buil...

Google Removes Swing VPN Android App Exposed as DDoS Botnet

By Waqas The developer behind the malicious app, Limestone Software Solutions, has also been banned from the Google Play Store. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Removes Swing VPN Android App Exposed as DDoS Botnet...

Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet

By Waqas The Swing VPN app is available on Android and iOS devices; however, only the Android version has been identified as a DDoS botnet by the researcher. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet...

New Condi Malware Hijacking TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers for DDoS Botnet Attacks

A new malware called Condi has been observed exploiting a security vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 AX1800 Wi-Fi routers to rope the devices into a distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said the campaign has ramped up since the end of May 2023. Condi is the work ...

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 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...

Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities

The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal. This includes changes to its communication protocol and the ability to extort cryptocurrency payments in exchange for stopping the DDoS attack against a target,...

New BotenaGo Malware Variant Targeting Lilin Security Camera DVR Devices

A new variant of an IoT botnet called BotenaGo has emerged in the wild, specifically singling out Lilin security camera DVR devices to infect them with Mirai malware. Dubbed "Lilin Scanner" by Nozomi Networks, the latest version is designed to exploit a two-year-old critical command injection...

Ukraine Arrests Operator of DDoS Botnet with 100,000 Compromised Devices

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities on Monday disclosed the arrest of a hacker responsible for the creation and management of a "powerful botnet" consisting of over 100,000 enslaved devices that was used to carry out distributed denial-of-service DDoS and spam attacks on behalf of paid customer...

New Mirai Variant and ZHtrap Botnet Malware Emerge in the Wild

Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed a new wave of ongoing attacks exploiting multiple vulnerabilities to deploy new Mirai variants on internet connected devices. "Upon successful exploitation, the attackers try to download a malicious shell script, which contains further infection...

This Week in Security News: Unpatched Systems and Lateral Phishing

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about an attack against Elasticsearch that delivers backdoors as its payload. Additionally, read how cybercriminals are turning to...

GoBotKR Targets Pirate Torrents to Build a DDoS Botnet

A botnet dubbed GoBotKR is targeting fans of Korean TV, compromising computers via pirated copies of South Korean movies, games and TV shows available via Korean and Chinese torrent sites. Ultimately, the cybercriminals are building a network that can then be used to perform DDoS attacks of vario...

New Electrum DDoS botnet steals $4.6M after infecting 152,000 hosts

By Ryan De Souza The majority of the bots are located in Brazil and Peru but the number of victims is constantly increasing across diverse regions. Threat actors who previously targeted cryptocurrency wallets through Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks have now launched another malware...