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Experts warn of a surge in activity associated FICORA and Kaiten botnets

Security Affairs

The “FICORA” botnet downloads and executes a shell script called “multi,” which is removed after execution. The script uses various methods like “wget,” “ftpget,” “curl,” and “tftp” to download the malware.

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CERT-UA warns of cyber espionage against the Ukrainian defense industry using Dark Crystal RAT

Security Affairs

The modular architecture of the malware allows to extend its functionalities for multiple malicious purposes, including surveillance, reconnaissance, information theft, DDoS attacks, and arbitrary code execution. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Ukraine)

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Chinese AI platform DeepSeek faced a “large-scale” cyberattack

Security Affairs

DeepSeek’s AI model is highly appreciated due to its exceptional performance, low costs, versatility across various industries, and innovative architecture that enhances learning and decision-making. The DeepSeek’s AI Assistant app is one of the most downloaded apps in different countries on the Apple App Store. .”

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When Good Tools Go Bad: Dual-Use in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

Cloud Computing Infrastructure: Cloud platforms offer resources for malicious activities, like hosting command and control infrastructure and launching DDoS attacks. Download How Cybercriminals Are Using AI: Exploring the New Threat Landscape White Paper. AI-driven systems can identify anomalies and automate incident response.

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Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

Enemybot is a DDoS botnet that targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Researchers from Fortinet discovered a new DDoS botnet, tracked as Enemybot, that has targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Upon installing the threat, the bot drops a file in /tmp/.pwned

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How to Prevent DDoS Attacks: 5 Steps for DDoS Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks seek to cripple a corporate resource such as applications, web sites, servers, and routers, which can quickly lead to steep losses for victims. However, DDoS attackers sometimes even target the specific computers (or routers) of unwary people – often to harass video gamers, for example.

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Mirai-based DDoS botnet IZ1H9 added 13 payloads to target routers

Security Affairs

A Mirai-based DDoS botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new exploits to target routers from different vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, and TP-Link. Upon exploiting one of the above vulnerabilities, a shell script downloader “l.sh” is downloaded from hxxp://194[.]180[.]48[.]100. ” concludes the analysis.

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