Cybersecurity

Mirai-based Botnet Exploiting Zero-Day Bugs in Routers and NVRs for Massive DDoS Attacks

Nov 23, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Cyber Threat An active malware campaign is leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities with remote code execution (RCE) functionality to rope routers and video recorders into a Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. “The payload targets routers and network video recorder (NVR) devices with default admin credentials and installs Mirai variants when successful,” Akamai […]

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New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days

New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2023 Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two zero-day RCE flaws to compromise routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. Akamai discovered a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers […]

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N. Korean Hackers Distribute Trojanized CyberLink Software in Supply Chain Attack

Nov 23, 2023NewsroomSoftware Supply Chain Attack A North Korean state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Diamond Sleet is distributing a trojanized version of a legitimate application developed by a Taiwanese multimedia software developer called CyberLink to target downstream customers via a supply chain attack. “This malicious file is a legitimate CyberLink application installer that has been […]

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Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication Bypassed on Popular Laptops

Security researchers have tested the fingerprint sensors used for Windows Hello on three popular laptops and managed to find a way to bypass authentication on each device. The research was conducted by security engineering and research services provider Blackwing Intelligence and Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE). The targets were a Dell Inspiron 15 […]