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Check your IP cameras: There's a new Mirai botnet on the rise
2024-08-31 18:22

Also, US offering $2.5M for Belarusian hacker, Backpage kingpins jailed, additional MOVEit victims, and more in brief A series of IP cameras still used all over the world, despite being well past...

Mirai Botnet targeting OFBiz Servers Vulnerable to Directory Traversal
2024-08-02 10:52

The SANS Internet Storm Center published a report showing how the open-source ERP framework OFBiz is currently the target of new varieties of the Mirai botnet. The update fixed a directory traversal vulnerability that could lead to remote command execution.

'Mirai-like' botnet observed attacking EOL Zyxel NAS devices
2024-06-24 14:39

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Mirai Botnet Exploits Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws for Malicious Payload Delivery
2024-05-09 11:04

Two recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) devices are being exploited to deploy the infamous Mirai botnet. That's according to findings from Juniper Threat Labs, which...

The Story of the Mirai Botnet
2024-01-16 12:21

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NoaBot: Latest Mirai-Based Botnet Targeting SSH Servers for Crypto Mining
2024-01-10 15:15

A new Mirai-based botnet called NoaBot is being used by threat actors as part of a crypto mining campaign since the beginning of 2023. “The capabilities of the new botnet, NoaBot, include a...

Mirai-based Botnet Exploiting Zero-Day Bugs in Routers and NVRs for Massive DDoS Attacks
2023-11-23 10:47

An active malware campaign is leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities with remote code execution (RCE) functionality to rope routers and video recorders into a Mirai-based distributed...

Mirai malware infects routers and cameras for new botnet
2023-11-23 08:25

Akamai has uncovered two zero-day bugs capable of remote code execution, both being exploited to distribute the Mirai malware and built a botnet army for distributed denial of service attacks. Because the security holes aren't plugged yet, Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team did not name the brands or the affected devices.

Mirai DDoS malware variant expands targets with 13 router exploits
2023-10-10 20:35

A Mirai-based DDoS malware botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new payloads to target Linux-based routers and routers from D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, TOTOLINK, and others. IZ1H9 compromises devices to enlist them to its DDoS swarm and then launches DDoS attacks on specified targets, presumably on the order of clients renting its firepower.

Mirai reloads exploit arsenal as botnet embarks on another expansion drive
2023-10-10 18:15

The infamous Mirai botnet was spotted by researchers who say it is spinning up again, this time with an "Aggressively updated arsenal of exploits." It's the first major update to the IZ1H9 Mirai variant in months and arrives bolstered with tools to break into devices from D-Link and Zyxel, among others.