#Chalubo

Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers

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May 31, 2024 at 07:36AM Over 600,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers of a single ISP were disabled by the Chalubo remote access trojan (RAT) in a deliberate event, impacting model from ActionTec and Sagemcom. The incident occurred over 72 hours in late October 2023. Lumen Technologies reported 49% of the impacted routers were offline … Read more

Malware botnet bricked 600,000 routers in mysterious 2023 event

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May 30, 2024 at 02:57PM The ‘Pumpkin Eclipse’ botnet attack in October 2023 targeted a specific ISP in the Midwest, resulting in the destruction of 600,000 SOHO routers, disrupting internet access for customers. The attackers used a destructive botnet named Chalubo and its unique aspects suggest a deliberate, unattributed cyber attack. The incident caused significant … Read more