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Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices

Security Affairs

Researchers warn of several DDoS botnets exploiting a critical flaw tracked as CVE-2023-28771 in Zyxel devices. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers warned of multiple DDoS botnets exploiting a vulnerability impacting multiple Zyxel firewalls. through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35.

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Pink Botnet infected over 1.6 Million Devices, it is one of the largest botnet ever seen

Security Affairs

The botnet was created to launch DDoS attacks and to insert advertisements in the legitimate HTTP traffic of the victims, most of which are in China (96%). The botnet leverages a robust architecture based on a combination of third-party services, P2P, and Command & Control servers. million devices.

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Cyclops Blink malware: US and UK authorities issue alert

Malwarebytes

But the NCSC warns that it is likely that Sandworm is capable of compiling the same or very similar malware for other architectures and firmware. Among the latest attacks on Ukraine was a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019.

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Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

Security Affairs

According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks. The botnet supports the following capabilities: DDoS attack Collecting Bot Information Execute the payload of the specified URL Update the sample from the specified URL Execute system or custom commands.

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A new Zerobot variant spreads by exploiting Apache flaws

Security Affairs

com) with links to the bot was among the 48 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services seized by the FBI in December. The most recent variant spotted by Microsoft spreads by exploiting vulnerabilities in Apache and Apache Spark ( CVE-2021-42013 and CVE-2022-33891 respectively) and also supports new DDoS attack capabilities.

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MITRE, CISA Reveal Dangerous Hardware & Software Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

The unranked list contains 12 entries that categorize data found in hardware programming, design, and architecture. Hackers can exploit these weaknesses to compromise computer systems, exfiltrate data, and even perform DDoS attacks. The most popular firmware is BIOS and UEFI. The older the firmware, the easier it is to hack.

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Mukashi, the new Mirai variant that targets Zyxel NAS

Security Affairs

Multiple, if not all, Zyxel NAS products running firmware versions up to 5.21 “Upon execution, the zi script downloads different architectures of Mirai bot, runs the downloaded binaries, and removes the binaries. The bot supports various commands, like Mirai, such as launching DDoS attacks. ” continues the analysis.

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