Tag: botnet
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Slashdot: ‘Zombie Devices’ Raise Cybersecurity Alarm as Consumers Ignore Smart Tech Expiry Dates
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/1314200/zombie-devices-raise-cybersecurity-alarm-as-consumers-ignore-smart-tech-expiry-dates?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Zombie Devices’ Raise Cybersecurity Alarm as Consumers Ignore Smart Tech Expiry Dates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights critical vulnerabilities associated with unsupported smart devices, as revealed by a survey of Americans. It underscores the risks posed by these devices to cybersecurity, especially in…
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The Register: Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/ddos_attacks_aquabot_mitel/ Source: The Register Title: Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet Feedly Summary: And now you won’t stop calling me, I’m kinda busy A new variant of the Mirai-based malware Aquabot is actively exploiting a vulnerability in Mitel phones to build a remote-controlled…
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The Register: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/who_is_ddosing_you_competitors/ Source: The Register Title: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users Feedly Summary: Plus: ‘Largest-ever’ duff traffic tsunami clocks in at 5.6 Tbps In addition to Chinese spies invading organizations’ networks and ransomware crews locking up sensitive files, botnets blasting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can still cause a…
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The Cloudflare Blog: Record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack and global DDoS trends for 2024 Q4
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-for-2024-q4/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack and global DDoS trends for 2024 Q4 Feedly Summary: 2024 ended with a bang. Cloudflare mitigated another record-breaking DDoS attack peaking at 5.6 Tbps. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report for Q4 of 2024 provides an in-depth…
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Embrace The Red: AI Domination: Remote Controlling ChatGPT ZombAI Instances
Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/spaiware-and-chatgpt-command-and-control-via-prompt-injection-zombai/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: AI Domination: Remote Controlling ChatGPT ZombAI Instances Feedly Summary: At Black Hat Europe I did a fun presentation titled SpAIware and More: Advanced Prompt Injection Exploits. Without diving into the details of the entire talk, the key point I was making is that prompt injection can impact…
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Slashdot: US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Seized Botnet
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/04/0431231/us-sanctions-chinese-firm-linked-to-seized-botnet Source: Slashdot Title: US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Seized Botnet Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the recent sanctions imposed on a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, Integrity Technology, due to its involvement in cyberattacks, specifically those attributed to a Chinese government-operated botnet known as Flax Typhoon. This…
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The Register: How Androxgh0st rose from Mozi’s ashes to become ‘most prevalent malware’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/24/androxgh0st_botnet_mozi/ Source: The Register Title: How Androxgh0st rose from Mozi’s ashes to become ‘most prevalent malware’ Feedly Summary: Botnet’s operators ‘driven by similar interests as that of the Chinese state’ After the Mozi botnet mysteriously disappeared last year, a new and seemingly more powerful botnet, Androxgh0st, rose from its ashes and has quickly…
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The Register: Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/16/trump_administration_china_offensive/ Source: The Register Title: Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China Feedly Summary: The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right? President-elect Donald Trump’s team wants to go on the offensive against America’s cyber adversaries, though it isn’t clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this. ……
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Cisco Talos Blog: The evolution and abuse of proxy networks
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-evolution-and-abuse-of-proxy-networks/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: The evolution and abuse of proxy networks Feedly Summary: Proxy and anonymization networks have been dominating the headlines, this piece discusses its origins and evolution on the threat landscape with specific focus on state sponsored abuse. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the growing…