IoT
Botnet exploits GeoVision zero-day to install Mirai malware
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. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-11120 and was discovered by Piort Kijewski of The Shadowserver Foundation. It is a critical severity (CVSS v3.1 score: 9.8) OS command injection problem, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute […]
Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware
The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called “Raptor Train” that infected over 260,000 networking devices to target critical infrastructure in the US and in other countries. The botnet has been used to target entities in the military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base (DIB), and IT sectors, mainly in […]