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Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet
2025-01-29 15:32

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 botnet,...

Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date
2025-01-22 14:54

Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys researchers have laid bare...

Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Devices
2025-01-22 06:19

Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to...

Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers
2025-01-21 14:00

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to rope the devices into a Mirai botnet variant...

Mirai Botnet Variant Exploits Four-Faith Router Vulnerability for DDoS Attacks
2025-01-08 10:29

A Mirai botnet variant has been found exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw impacting Four-Faith industrial routers since early November 2024 with the goal of conducting distributed...

New Mirai botnet targets industrial routers with zero-day exploits
2025-01-07 20:44

A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. [...]

Juniper warns of Mirai botnet scanning for Session Smart routers
2024-12-19 18:27

Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks scanning the Internet for Session Smart routers using default credentials. [...]

Juniper warns of Mirai botnet targeting Session Smart routers
2024-12-19 18:27

Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks targeting and infecting Session Smart routers using default credentials. [...]

Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords
2024-12-19 13:37

Juniper Networks is warning that Session Smart Router (SSR) products with default passwords are being targeted as part of a malicious campaign that deploys the Mirai botnet malware. The company...

Botnet exploits GeoVision zero-day to install Mirai malware
2024-11-15 19:39

A malware botnet is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in end-of-life GeoVision devices to compromise and recruit them for likely DDoS or cryptomining attacks. [...]