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TP-Link High-Severity Flaw Added to Mirai Botnet Arsenal

Heimadal Security

A TP-Link Archer A21 (AX1800) consumer-grade WiFi router vulnerability has been used by Mirai botnet to launch DDoS attacks against IoT devices. The flaw in the TP-Link Archer AX21 firmware was discovered back in December 2022, and the company released a patch in March.

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A new Mirai botnet variant targets TP-Link Archer A21

Security Affairs

In March, TP-Link released a firmware update to address multiple issues, including this vulnerability. The Mirai botnet that is behind the attacks observed by ZDI is focused on launching DDoS attacks, it has the capability to target Valve Source Engine (VSE). ” continues the report.

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Realtek-based routers, smart devices are being gobbled up by a voracious botnet

Malwarebytes

A few weeks ago we blogged about a vulnerability in home routers that was weaponized by the Mirai botnet just two days after disclosure. Mirai hoovers up vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices and adds them to its network of zombie devices, which can then be used to launch huge Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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Both Mirai and Hoaxcalls IoT botnets target Symantec Web Gateways

Security Affairs

“There is no evidence to support any other firmware versions are vulnerable at this point in time and these findings have been shared with Symantec.” The botnet borrows the code from Tsunami and Gafgyt botnets, it expanded the list of targeted devices and added new distributed denial of service (DDoS) capabilities.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 362 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

Please vote for Security Affairs as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog” and others of your choice. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 419 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Attacks Escalating Against Linux-Based IoT Devices

eSecurity Planet

There was a 10-fold increase in the number of samples of Mozi found in the wild, Mihai Maganu, a threat researcher at CrowdStrike, wrote in a blog post. The primary goal of all this malware is to compromise the devices and systems, pull them into a botnet and use them for distributed denial-of-services (DDoS) attacks, Maganu wrote.

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