#Gafgyt

New Gafgyt Botnet Variant Targets Weak SSH Passwords for GPU Crypto Mining

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August 15, 2024 at 01:57AM Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet that targets devices with weak SSH passwords, employing their GPU computational power to mine cryptocurrency. This variant specifically aims at cloud native environments, expanding its scale by exploiting poorly secured servers and propagating the malware. The botnet employs the … Read more

Somebody Just Killed the Mozi Botnet

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November 3, 2023 at 02:46PM The Mozi botnet, once the most prolific in the world, has been effectively shut down by a kill switch triggered in August. The botnet, which enabled Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices, is now largely non-functional. Researchers speculate that the creators or the … Read more