A malware botnet is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in end-of-life GeoVision devices to compromise and recruit them for likely DDoS or cryptomining attacks. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-11120 ...

A widely-used surveillance camera has been found carrying a high-severity vulnerability that allows threat actors to take over the device. Researchers from Akamai recently reported cybercriminals ...

Cybercriminals are trying to spread multiple Mirai variants by exploiting a critical Wazuh vulnerability, researchers say – the first reported active attacks since the code execution bug was disclosed ...

Two separate Mirai botnet campaigns are exploiting a critical flaw in a somewhat unlikely target. The Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team recently observed exploitation of CVE-2025-24016, a ...

The new V3G4 variant of Mirai, which creates botnets for DDoS attacks, exploited 13 different vulnerabilities in three campaigns over a six-month period, Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 team reports. Once ...

According to security analysis, the Gayfemboy botnet, based on the notorious Mirai malware, is currently spreading around the world. Researchers from Chainxin X Lab found that cybercriminals have been ...

Researchers at cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. are warning of a new Mirai botnet variant that’s being used to target vulnerabilities in AVTECH Cameras and Huawei HG523 routers. The variant ...

A botnet responsible for a massive DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attack was created thanks to weak default usernames and passwords found in internet-connected cameras and DVRs. The Mirai botnet ...

Former Mirai hackers have developed a new botnet, dubbed HinataBot, with the potential to cause far greater damage with far fewer resources required from its operators than its predecessor. Mirai is ...

Security researchers have uncovered a new Mirai-based botnet that uses zero-day exploits for industrial routers and smart home devices to spread. The offensively named “gayfemboy” botnet was first ...

Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have discovered a campaign exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in D-Link routers to spread botnet malware. A botnet is a network of ...

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterpart Five Eyes agencies have accused a China-based company acting as a front for the state of running a massive botnet comprising over 250 ...