Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As if that were not enough, many IoT devices have unalterable main passwords set by manufacturers. Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tens of router models from Taiwanese SOHO manufacturer DrayTek are affected by a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32548, that can be exploited to fully compromise a vulnerable device and gain unauthorized access to the broader network. .

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites. Another victim in which the same chain was exhibited is a computer game manufacturer in Cambodia, where the attack could have been used for a different purpose, possibly to infiltrate the company’s supply chain. Other interesting discoveries.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Firmware rootkit. DDoS trojan. See DDoS for reference. Backdoors. RAM Scraper.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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