Security News > 2022 > December > Minecraft Servers Under Attack: Microsoft Warns About Cross-Platform DDoS Botnet

Microsoft on Thursday flagged a cross-platform botnet that's primarily designed to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against private Minecraft servers.

Called MCCrash, the botnet is characterized by a unique spreading mechanism that allows it to propagate to Linux-based devices despite originating from malicious software downloads on Windows hosts.

"The botnet spreads by enumerating default credentials on internet-exposed Secure Shell-enabled devices," the company said in a report.

The initial infection point for the botnet is a pool of machines that have been compromised through the installation of cracking tools that claim to provide illegal Windows licenses.

The software subsequently acts as a conduit to execute a Python payload that contains the core features of the botnet, including scanning for SSH-enabled Linux devices to launch a dictionary attack.

The findings come days after Fortinet FortiGuard Labs revealed details of a new botnet dubbed GoTrim, which has been observed brute-forcing self-hosted WordPress websites.

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