2019 DNS Internet IoT 
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 28, 2019
Related: IoT botnets now available for economical DDoS blasts. The author of Mirai used a sledgehammer to kill a fly: the DDoS bombardment was so large that it also wiped out Dyn , a UK-based internet performance vendor. Today, the potential for so-called DNS reflective attacks has become pervasive. A10 Networks’ report found 6.3
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Security researchers provided technical details about an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint that has been exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers. Security researchers at Netlab, the network security division Qihoo 360, have published a report that details an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint. This botnet does not seem to be a very typical player.”
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Security Affairs
APRIL 6, 2019
Security experts at Bad Packets uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that is targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal. Hackers compromised consumer routers and modified the DNS settings to redirect users to fake websites designed to trick victims into providing their login credentials.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 20, 2021
Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks.
Security Affairs
JULY 30, 2019
It is quite easy to find Wind River VxWorks in IoT devices, including webcam, network appliances, VOIP phones, and printers. Even a device that is reaching outbound to the internet could be attacked and taken over. In this scenario, an attacker inside a network can compromise connected IoT devices powered with VxWorks.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Microsoft announced to have taken down 62 of the original 69 TrickBot C&C servers, seven servers that could not be brought down last week were Internet of Things (IoT) devices. At the end of 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the DNS protocol for C2 communications.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 29, 2020
In early 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the anchor_dns tool for abusing the DNS protocol for C2 communications. TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors have continuously upgraded it by implementing new features.
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