SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. Starts ~50 browser instances per Windows PC which evade any anti-DDoS defense.

IoT 86

IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 86

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

. “This class of cybercrime activity threat may evade detection because it is less likely than a crypto-miner to be noticed by the owner, and it is unlikely to warrant the volume of abuse complaints that internet-wide brute-forcing and DDoS-based botnets typically draw,” Lumen’s Black Lotus researchers wrote.

Malware 203

Malware VPN Internet Internet 203

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. Firmware rootkit. DDoS trojan. Rootkit Type.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. Firmware rootkits are also known as “hardware rootkits.”.

Malware 69

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 69