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Sysrv botnet is out to mine Monero on your Windows and Linux servers

Malwarebytes

In a Twitter thread , the Microsoft Security Intelligence team have revealed new information about the latest versions of the Sysrv botnet. Another is the usage of Linux as the go-to operating system for many IoT devices. IoT malware has matured over the years and has become popular, especially among botnets. Background.

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The number of exploits in the Echobot botnet reached 59

Security Affairs

At the time of its discovery, operators added 8 new exploits, but a few weeks later the popular expert Larry Cashdollar from Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a variant that included a total of 26 exploits. Authentication Bypass / Remote Command Execution EnGenius EnShare IoT Gigabit Cloud Service 1.4.11

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Wiz Cloud security 2020 Private Evervault Developer encryption 2019 Private Verkada Security surveillance 2019 Private Armis IoT network security 2015 Private Sumo Logic Threat intelligence 2014 Nasdaq: SUMO Okta Identity management 2013 Nasdaq: OKTA Barracuda Enterprise security 2006 Private.