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New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

The Hacker News

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Threatening botnets can be created with little code experience, Akamai finds

Tech Republic Security

Researchers at Akamai’s Security Intelligence unit find a botnet specimen that reveals how successful DDoS, spam and other cyberattacks can be done with little finesse, knowledge or savvy. The post Threatening botnets can be created with little code experience, Akamai finds appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Is August DDoS Attack Month?

SecureWorld News

And by new tricks, we mean new DDoS extortion threats. This August, old cyber actors have returned with a string of malicious DDoS attacks. Akamai's Security Intelligence Research Team (SIRT) has been investigating a series of DDoS extortion threats from entities claiming to be Fancy Bear and Armada Collective.

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New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days

Security Affairs

Akamai discovered a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. In October, Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) noticed an anomalous activity to the company’s honeypots targeting a rarely used TCP port.

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Updated Kmsdx botnet targets IoT devices

Security Affairs

The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a new version of the KmsdBot botnet that employed an updated Kmsdx binary targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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InfectedSlurs botnet targets QNAP VioStor NVR vulnerability

Security Affairs

In November, Akamai warned of a new Mirai -based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs , actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. On December 6, The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) published the first update to the InfectedSlurs advisory series.

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Backdoor Breaches: The Rise of Stealthy Linux System Attacks

Penetration Testing

Recently, a detailed report from AhnLab Security Intelligence Center has shed light on the sophisticated strategies employed... The post Backdoor Breaches: The Rise of Stealthy Linux System Attacks appeared first on Penetration Testing.