Security News > 2024 > June > Muhstik Botnet Exploiting Apache RocketMQ Flaw to Expand DDoS Attacks
2024-06-06 13:14
The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Muhstik has been observed leveraging a now-patched security flaw impacting Apache RocketMQ to co-opt susceptible servers and expand its scale. "Muhstik is a well-known threat targeting IoT devices and Linux-based servers, notorious for its ability to infect devices and utilize them for cryptocurrency mining and launching Distributed Denial
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