What do a source code editor, a smart billboard, and a web server have in common? They’ve all become launchpads for attacks—because cybercriminals are rethinking what counts as… Continue reading
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BREAKING: 7,000-Device Proxy Botnet Using IoT, EoL Systems Dismantled in U.S. – Dutch Operation
A joint law enforcement operation undertaken by Dutch and U.S. authorities has dismantled a criminal proxy network that’s powered by thousands of infected Internet of Things (IoT) and… Continue reading
Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT) devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed… Continue reading
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Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller, Infrastructure as Malware Expands to Docker, Linux, IoT
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February… Continue reading