Botnet Blunders: MikroTik Missteps Lead to Massive Malware Mayhem
MikroTik’s misconfigured SPF record has turned 13,000 devices into a botnet army, spoofing 20,000 domains with the precision of a cat burglar. It’s like giving your house keys to the entire neighborhood! Time to patch up, folks, before your router becomes the life of the cybercrime party.
Hot Take:
Well, it seems like MikroTik is back at it again in the cyber world, refusing to let the title of “Most Likely to be Hijacked” slip through their virtual fingers. If routers had a hall of fame, MikroTik would surely have its own wing. This time, they’ve decided to feature in a DNS misconfiguration horror story. Move over, Hitchcock, there’s a new thriller in town!
Key Points:
- 13,000 MikroTik devices have been hijacked to form a botnet.
- The botnet spoofs around 20,000 web domains using misconfigured DNS SPF records.
- Malspam campaigns impersonate companies like DHL Express to deliver malware.
- SPF records mistakenly use the permissive “+all” option, allowing email spoofing.
- MikroTik devices are used as SOCKS4 proxies, amplifying the botnet’s power.
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