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AVRecon Botnet Leveraging Compromised Routers to Fuel Illegal Proxy Service

More details have emerged about a botnet called AVRecon, which has been observed making use of compromised small office/home office (SOHO) routers as part of a multi-year campaign active since at least May 2021. AVRecon was first disclosed by Lumen Black Lotus Labs earlier this month as malware capable of executing additional commands and stealing victim's bandwidth for what appears to be an

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Iranian Stalkerware ‘Spyhide’ Steals Data from 60,000 Android Devices

By Habiba Rashid So far, Spyhide app collected 3.3 million texts and 1.2 million call logs from compromised Android devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian Stalkerware ‘Spyhide’ Steals Data from 60,000 Android Devices

Hackers Target Apache Tomcat Servers for Mirai Botnet and Crypto Mining

Misconfigured and poorly secured Apache Tomcat servers are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed to deliver the Mirai botnet malware and cryptocurrency miners. The findings come courtesy of Aqua, which detected more than 800 attacks against its Tomcat server honeypots over a two-year time period, with 96% of the attacks linked to the Mirai botnet. Of these attack attempts, 20% (or

Fenix Cybercrime Group Poses as Tax Authorities to Target Latin American Users

Tax-paying individuals in Mexico and Chile have been targeted by a Mexico-based cybercrime group that goes by the name Fenix to breach targeted networks and steal valuable data. A key hallmark of the operation entails cloning official portals of the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) in Mexico and the Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII) in Chile and redirecting potential victims to

Critical MikroTik RouterOS Vulnerability Exposes Over Half a Million Devices to Hacking

A severe privilege escalation issue impacting MikroTik RouterOS could be weaponized by remote malicious actors to execute arbitrary code and seize full control of vulnerable devices. Cataloged as CVE-2023-30799 (CVSS score: 9.1), the shortcoming is expected to put approximately 500,000 and 900,000 RouterOS systems at risk of exploitation via their web and/or Winbox interfaces, respectively,

Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort, which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online.

How to set up computer security for your parents

Categories: News Categories: Personal Tags: parents Tags: cybersecurity Tags: chromebook Tags: auto updates Tags: urgent notifications Tags: remote desktop Tags: router Tags: block list Tags: encryption Here are some tips that you can use to set up a secure environment for your parents' digital needs. (Read more...) The post How to set up computer security for your parents appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

DDoS Botnets Hijacking Zyxel Devices to Launch Devastating Attacks

Several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets have been observed exploiting a critical flaw in Zyxel devices that came to light in April 2023 to gain remote control of vulnerable systems. "Through the capture of exploit traffic, the attacker's IP address was identified, and it was determined that the attacks were occurring in multiple regions, including Central America, North America,

P2PInfect: Self-Replicating Worm Hits Redis Instances

By Waqas Known as 'P2PInfect,' the worm exploits a critical vulnerability to infiltrate Redis instances and assimilates them into a larger P2P network, enabling it to spread rapidly. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: P2PInfect: Self-Replicating Worm Hits Redis Instances

Dark.IoT & Custom Botnets Exploit Zyxel Flaw in DDoS Attacks

By Waqas The DDoS attacks have been observed in various regions, including Central America, North America, East Asia, and South Asia. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark.IoT & Custom Botnets Exploit Zyxel Flaw in DDoS Attacks