Security News > 2024 > October > New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries
2024-10-07 13:52
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet "issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density" between September 4 and September 27, 2024. No less than 20,000 commands designed
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