Mirai Madness: New Botnet Strikes with Zero-Day Exploits!
A new Mirai-based botnet is causing chaos, exploiting zero-day flaws like CVE-2024-12856 in Four-Faith routers. With custom exploits targeting Neterbit routers and Vimar smart home devices, this botnet’s main gig is high-intensity DDoS attacks that can bring even the sturdiest infrastructures to their knees. Consider updating your devices before they become part of the chaos.
Hot Take:
Looks like the Mirai botnet has decided to upgrade its wardrobe with some snazzy new zero-day exploits and, just like a bad fashion choice, it’s causing quite the ruckus in the world of industrial routers and smart home devices! Who knew routers could have such a wild social life, hanging out with vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-12856? It’s a cyber soap opera, and we’re just here for the drama and the DDoS attacks!
Key Points:
- A Mirai-based botnet is exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in industrial routers and smart home devices.
- The botnet, with a name too homophobic to mention, is focusing on DDoS attacks for profit.
- This malicious network uses over 20 public and private exploits, affecting a range of devices from routers to DVRs.
- Despite short attack durations, they pack a punch with over 100 Gbps in traffic intensity.
- Users can shield themselves by updating devices, disabling unnecessary remote access, and changing default passwords.