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Botnet exploits weak passwords to breach crypto and blockchain servers

Cryptocurrency and blockchain project databases with weak credentials and AI-generated are being hacked through deployment patterns picked up by botnets, according to new research from Check Point. A ...
Dark Reading

'Ballista' Botnet Exploits 2023 Vulnerability in TP-Link Routers

A global Internet of Things (IoT) botnet campaign, dubbed "Ballista," has been targeting unpatched TP-Link routers since the beginning of 2025. The botnet exploits a remote code execution ...
Cybernews

Hackers’ botnet is exploiting 1234 passwords to steal crypto

The GoBruteforcer botnet is exploiting weak passwords on exposed servers to hunt crypto wallets and expand a growing malware network.
Techzine Europe

RondoDox botnet exploits HPE OneView vulnerability on a massive scale

Check Point Research has identified a coordinated attack campaign targeting CVE-2025-37164, a critical vulnerability in HPE OneView. The RondoDox botnet ...
Bleeping Computer

New Mirai botnet targets industrial routers with zero-day exploits

A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. Exploitation of ...
Bleeping Computer

New botnet malware exploits two zero-days to infect NVRs and routers

A new Mirai-based malware botnet named 'InfectedSlurs' has been exploiting two zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The malware ...
Threat Post

Hoaxcalls Botnet Exploits Symantec Secure Web Gateways

The fast-moving botnet has added an exploit for an unpatched bug in an unsupported version of the security gateway. Cyberattackers are targeting a post-authentication remote code-execution ...