The Reaper botnet, also known as IoTroop, a variant of Mirai, has been linked to a recent spate of DDoS attacks on three financial institutions in the Netherlands. The three DDoS attacks that Reaper likely carried out took place on January 28th, … [Read more...] about Reaper Botnet Attacks Financial Firms
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Gozi Trojan Using Dark Cloud Botnet
The Gozi ISFB banking Trojan is being distributed via the ‘Dark Cloud’ botnet, according to researchers at Cisco Talos in a new report out this week. Gozi ISFB has been known as a threat for the past several years as a kind of malware, which … [Read more...] about Gozi Trojan Using Dark Cloud Botnet
Smominru Botnet Using EternalBlue To Launch Cryptocurrency Attacks
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has been tracking the Smominru botnet, which has been earning millions of dollars for its operators by illegally mining the cryptocurrency Monero, which is using the EternalBlue exploit (CVE-2017-0144 SMB). Monero can’t … [Read more...] about Smominru Botnet Using EternalBlue To Launch Cryptocurrency Attacks