Security News > 2025 > April > Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller, Infrastructure as Malware Expands to Docker, Linux, IoT
2025-04-18 07:10
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February 2025 targeting the United States. "From 2020 to 2023, the XorDDoS trojan has increased significantly in prevalence," Cisco Talos researcher Joey Chen said in a Thursday analysis.
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