ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers
October 12, 2023 at 09:57AM The ShellBot threat actors are using hexadecimal IP addresses to attack Linux SSH servers and deploy DDoS malware. The malware, also known as PerlBot, breaches servers with weak SSH credentials and then stages DDoS attacks and delivers cryptocurrency miners. The use of hexadecimal IP addresses is an attempt to avoid … Read more