Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. The module that implements the warm capabilities was spotted scanning the internet and performing password brute-force attacks against Windows systems with SMB port open online.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A not-so-new attack vector Evidence collected and analyzed by GERT suggests that this attack exploited an old vulnerability related to Struts2 (CVE-2017-5638 – Apache Struts2), targeting a financial company. (#dm=@ognl.OgnlContext@DEFAULT_MEMBER_ACCESS).(#_memberAccess?(#_memberAccess=#dm):((#cont _memberAccess?(#_memberAccess=#dm):((#cont

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. “For data gathering, we played the role of a casual attacker with modest resources, scanning the internet for exposed MQTT brokers and CoAP hosts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

The Necurs botnet was not active for a long period at the beginning of 2017 and resumed its activity in April 2017 when it was observed using a new technique to avoid detection. Experts pointed out that DGA is a double-edged sword because allows security researchers to analyze DNS and network traffic to enumerate bots.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. In October, the botnet was upgraded with DDoS functionality. This is further evidence that the same botnets are often used for mining and DDoS. The bot infiltrated the devices through the CVE-2017-6079 vulnerability, which allows execution of arbitrary commands.

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This post provides a retrospective analysis of Mirai — the infamous Internet-of-Things botnet that took down major websites via massive distributed denial-of-service using hundreds of thousands of compromised Internet-Of-Things devices. distributed Denial of service attacks (DDoS). OVH DDoS attack. Krebs on Security.

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