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New Linux/DDosMan threat emerged from an evolution of the older Elknot

Security Affairs

The popular expert unixfreaxjp analyzed a new China ELF DDoS’er malware tracked as “Linux/DDoSMan” that evolves from the Elknot malware to deliver new ELF bot. The code seems inspired from multiple source code of China basis DDoS client, like Elknot. Figure 2: The C2 software for Linux DDoS.

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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

Applications have become more complex, their architecture better. To make matters worse, with the development of penetration-testing tools and services, the dark market saw the rise of new malicious tools. DDoS attacks — still in demand, albeit protection against DDoS attacks has become stronger.