Botnet
GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you’re part of a botnet
GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy networks. The threat monitoring firm that tracks internet-wide activity via a global sensor network says this problem has grown significantly over the past year, with many […]
New ShadowV2 botnet malware used AWS outage as a test opportunity
A new Mirai-based botnet malware named ‘ShadowV2’ has been observed targeting IoT devices from D-Link, TP-Link, and other vendors with exploits for known vulnerabilities. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs researchers spotted the activity during the major AWS outage in October. Although the two incidents are not connected, the botnet was active only for the duration of the outage, […]
RondoDox botnet malware now hacks servers using XWiki flaw
The RondoDox botnet malware is now exploiting a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in XWiki Platform tracked as CVE-2025-24893. On October 30, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) marked the flaw as actively exploited. Now, a report from vulnerability intelligence company VulnCheck notes that CVE-2025-24893 is being leveraged in attacks by multiple threat actors, including botnet operators […]
Microsoft: Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500,000 IP addresses
Microsoft said today that the Aisuru botnet hit its Azure network with a 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, launched from over 500,000 IP addresses. The attack used extremely high-rate UDP floods that targeted a specific public IP address in Australia, reaching nearly 3.64 billion packets per second (bpps). “The attack originated from Aisuru […]
Alleged Meduza Stealer malware admins arrested after hacking Russian org
The Russian authorities have arrested three individuals in Moscow who are believed to be the creators and operators of the Meduza Stealer information-stealing malware. The action was announced on Telegram by Irina Volk, a police general and official from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. “A group of hackers who created the infamous ‘Meduza’ virus have been […]
RondoDox botnet targets 56 n-day flaws in worldwide attacks
A new large-scale botnet called RondoDox is targeting 56 vulnerabilities in more than 30 distinct devices, including flaws first disclosed during Pwn2Own hacking competitions. The attacker focuses on a wide range of exposed devices, including DVRs, NVRs, CCTV systems, and web servers and have been active since June. The RondoDox botnet leverages what Trend Micro researchers call an […]
Hackers hide behind Tor in exposed Docker API breaches
A threat actor targeting exposed Docker APIs has updated its malicious tooling with more dangerous functionality that could lay the foundation for a complex botnet. The activity was first reported in June by cybersecurity company Trend Micro. whose researchers analyzed scripts and malicious code that dropped a cryptominer and relied on the Tor network to hide […]
“Rapper Bot” malware seized, alleged developer identified and charged
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against the alleged developer and administrator of the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire botnet. Ethan Foltz, 22, of Eugene, Oregon, allegedly rented the botnet to cybercriminals eho targeted various organizations. The botnet operation itself was seized as part of ‘Operation PowerOff ‘on August 6, during a raid at Foltz’s residence in Oregon. […]
Google sues to disrupt BadBox 2.0 botnet infecting 10 million devices
Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company’s advertising platforms. The BadBox 2.0 malware botnet is a cybercrime operation that utilizes infected Android Open Source Project (AOSP) devices, including smart TVs, streaming boxes, and other connected devices […]
New Mirai botnet infect TBK DVR devices via command injection flaw
A new variant of the Mirai malware botnet is exploiting a command injection vulnerability in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices to hijack them. The flaw, tracked under CVE-2024-3721, is a command injection vulnerability disclosed by security researcher “netsecfish” in April 2024. The proof-of-concept (PoC) the researcher published at the time came in the […]