Bleeping Computer

Beastmode botnet boosts DDoS power with new router exploits

A Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet tracked as Beastmode (aka B3astmode) has updated its list of exploits to include several new ones, three of them targeting various models of ...
Threat Post

Mootbot Botnet Targets Fiber Routers with Dual Zero-Days

Researchers saw several IoT botnets using one of the bugs in the wild after a proof-of-concept was published in March. The Mootbot botnet has been using a pair of zero-day exploits to compromise ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Kimwolf DDoS botnet already grabbed 1.8M devices. What we know

Kimwolf is the latest reminder that the most dangerous botnets now grow quietly inside everyday consumer electronics.
techtimes

SOHO Router-Targeting Botnet AVrecon Infiltrates More Than 70,000 Devices in 20 Countries: How Dangerous Is This Malware Strain?

A stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon has been infecting over 70,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers, creating a botnet primarily aimed at stealing bandwidth and operating as a hidden ...
Dark Reading

Satori Botnet Targeting D-Link Routers in Latest Attack

Satori, the widespread botnet that has been linked to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks as well as cryptomining schemes, has resurfaced and is currently targeting certain D-Link routers in ...
Dark Reading

New Botnet Infects 100K Routers to Blast Out Spam

A newly discovered botnet is able to infect up to 100,000 home routers at a time, in order to blast out spam by connecting to webmail servers that host Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts, ...
Threat Post

Tenda Router Zero-Days Emerge in Spyware Botnet Campaign

A variant of the Mirai botnet, called Ttint, has added espionage capabilities to complement its denial-of-service functions. Two former Tenda router zero-days are anchoring the spread of a Mirai-based ...
Bleeping Computer

New Mirai botnet targets industrial routers with zero-day exploits

A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. Exploitation of ...
TechRepublic

Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware

Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware Your email has been sent The FBI spotted this state-sponsored attack that highlights how home office setups can ...
ZDNet

New HEH botnet can wipe routers and IoT devices

The Internet of Things is creating serious new security risks. We examine the possibilities and the dangers. Read now A newly discovered botnet contains code that can wipe all data from infected ...
Forbes

Gayfemboy 0-Day Router Attacks Ongoing—What You Need To Know

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Hot on the heels of an IBM X-Force threat intelligence report ...
Ars Technica

Thousands of routers and cameras vulnerable to new 0-day attacks by hostile botnet

Miscreants are actively exploiting two new zero-day vulnerabilities to wrangle routers and video recorders into a hostile botnet used in distributed denial-of-service attacks, researchers from ...