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PrivacyDigest<p>Feds charge 16 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Russians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russians</span></a> allegedly tied to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> used in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cyberattacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberattacks</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/feds-charge-16-russians-allegedly-tied-to-botnets-used-in-cyberattacks-and-spying/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/feds-charge-16-russians-allegedly-tied-to-botnets-used-in-cyberattacks-and-spying/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Feds Charge 16 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Russians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russians</span></a> Allegedly Tied to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botnets</span></a> Used in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ransomware</span></a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cyberattacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberattacks</span></a> , and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spying</span></a> </p><p>A new US <a href="https://mas.to/tags/indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indictment</span></a> against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single <a href="https://mas.to/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/us-charges-16-russians-danabot-malware/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/us-charges-16-</span><span class="invisible">russians-danabot-malware/</span></a></p>
Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug<p>Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botnets</span></a> Used in <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ransomware</span></a>, Cyberattacks, and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spying</span></a></p><p>"A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking."<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/us-charges-16-russians-danabot-malware/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/us-charges-16-</span><span class="invisible">russians-danabot-malware/</span></a></p>
LMG Security<p>The FBI has issued an alert about cybercriminals hijacking outdated routers to power massive proxy-for-hire networks—masking malware, fraud, and credential theft right under your nose.</p><p>Watch the full Cyberside Chats episode to hear <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@sherridavidoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sherridavidoff</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@MDurrin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MDurrin</span></a></span> 's insights on:</p><p>🔹 The FBI’s May 2025 alert<br>🔹 TheMoon malware and the Faceless proxy service<br>🔹 What these botnets mean for your enterprise<br>🔹 What you need to do now to stay protected</p><p>🎥 Watch the video: <a href="https://youtu.be/x_40BlvWsHk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/x_40BlvWsHk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🎧 Listen to the podcast: <a href="https://www.chatcyberside.com/e/outdated-routers-a-hidden-threat-in-your-neighborhood/?token=b0b648ff9ddf79f7cb1099945c74f7f0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chatcyberside.com/e/outdated-r</span><span class="invisible">outers-a-hidden-threat-in-your-neighborhood/?token=b0b648ff9ddf79f7cb1099945c74f7f0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RouterSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RouterSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThreatIntel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThreatIntel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CISO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CISO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CybersideChats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CybersideChats</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ProxyAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProxyAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TheMoonMalware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMoonMalware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botnets</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NetworkSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CISO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CISO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cyberaware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberaware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CIO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SMB</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyber</span></a></p>
Angus McIntyre<p>The Internet of Shit is on the attack again, with a suspected Mirai-derivative botnet composed largely of compromised security cameras delivering a massive volumetric DDoS. Sweet.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BotNets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BotNets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114115698112535544" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1</span><span class="invisible">14115698112535544</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>The Internet is (once again) awash with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> delivering record DDoSes<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ddos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ddos</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/botnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnet</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/the-internet-is-once-again-awash-with-iot-botnets-delivering-record-ddoses/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">01/the-internet-is-once-again-awash-with-iot-botnets-delivering-record-ddoses/</span></a></p>
Anonymous 🐈️🐾☕🍵🏴🇵🇸 :af:<p>Two <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> tracked as ‘ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ficora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ficora</span></a>’ and ‘ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capsaicin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capsaicin</span></a>’ have recorded increased activity in targeting D-Link routers that have reached end of life or are running outdated firmware versions. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DLinkrouters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DLinkrouters</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-botnets-exploit-outdated-d-link-routers-in-recent-attacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/malware-botnets-exploit-outdated-d-link-routers-in-recent-attacks/</span></a></p>
Peter N. M. Hansteen<p>More data points - today's is </p><p>Oct 6 02:03:53 skapet sshd-session[76897]: Failed password for invalid user Can't open ikk from 2a02:4780:10:42bf::1 port 43964 ssh2</p><p>More likely than not a variant of spamto database gone awol like back in the day <a href="https://nxdomain.no/~peter/so_somebody_is_throwing_html_at_your_sshd.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nxdomain.no/~peter/so_somebody</span><span class="invisible">_is_throwing_html_at_your_sshd.html</span></a> (prettified, tracked <a href="https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2016/12/so-somebody-is-throwing-html-at-your.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsdly.blogspot.com/2016/12/so-</span><span class="invisible">somebody-is-throwing-html-at-your.html</span></a>) but still hilarious </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sshgropers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sshgropers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passwordgroping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwordgroping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bruteforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bruteforce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shitheadery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shitheadery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sillybuggers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sillybuggers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a></p>
Peter N. M. Hansteen<p>Another data point in the "you thought you had seen it all, but no siree" set - </p><p>Oct 4 13:34:04 skapet sshd-session[38440]: Failed password for invalid user Can't open ica from 2001:df7:3c00:800a::446:34dc port 54770 ssh2</p><p>(and from several other locations)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sshgropers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sshgropers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passwordgroping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwordgroping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bruteforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bruteforce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shitheadery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shitheadery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sillybuggers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sillybuggers</span></a></p>
earthling<p>The Reign of Botnets Defending Against Abuses, Bots and Fraud on the Internet by David Sénécal, 2024</p><p>A top-to-bottom discussion of website bot attacks and how to defend against them.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>The UK Bans Default Passwords</p><p>The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices.<br>On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to b... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/05/the-uk-bans-default-passwords.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">4/05/the-uk-bans-default-passwords.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/InternetofThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetofThings</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwords</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
@infosec_jcp 🐈🃏 done differently#CALEAProxiesBreached #StateSponsoredMalware licenses used in #AMER by #UA #GammaGroup #FinFisher #FinSpy #Finsky
The Spamhaus Project<p>🎉​ And we’re on Mastodon!</p><p>If you’re new to The Spamhaus Project, check out our bio above 🔝​</p><p>Ultimately, we’re here to build a community. A community of like-minded individuals, who want to make the internet a safer place. On Mastodon, we’ll be sharing latest threat intelligence from our researchers and threat hunters, and we’d like to invite you to do the same….</p><p>Earlier this month, we launched our Threat Intel Community, giving anyone the ability to submit malicious domains, IPs, email source codes, or URLs to Spamhaus through our user-friendly portal. </p><p>If you’re curious to know more, read this blog:<br><a href="https://www.spamhaus.org/news/article/821/want-to-submit-data-be-our-guest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">spamhaus.org/news/article/821/</span><span class="invisible">want-to-submit-data-be-our-guest</span></a></p><p>Or visit the Threat Intel Community here:<br><a href="https://submit.spamhaus.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">submit.spamhaus.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThreatHunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThreatHunter</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThreatIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThreatIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SecurityResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityResearch</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botnets</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberThreats</span></a></p>
Éric Freyssinet<p>A try at my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> in English...<br>First a few keywords: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gendarmerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gendarmerie</span></a> (one of France's national <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a>) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forensics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forensics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>.<br>Organizer - together with a great team of volunteers of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Botconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botconf</span></a> <a href="https://www.botconf.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">botconf.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (The International Botnet &amp; Malware Ecosystems Fighting Conference) <span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@botconf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>botconf</span></a></span> since 2013 &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coriin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coriin</span></a> (conference on incident response and digital investigations).<br>To know me better, you can find more info in my profile and of course by chatting with me 🗨️ 😀</p>
Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)"IoT" hype = more <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/botnets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#botnets</a> <a href="https://blog.netlab.360.com/heh-an-iot-p2p-botnet-cn/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://blog.netlab.360.com/heh-an-iot-p2p-botnet-cn/</a> <a href="https://dwaves.de/2020/10/28/itsec-ddos-heh-botnet-one-is-in-the-development-stage-of-iot-p2p-botnet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://dwaves.de/2020/10/28/itsec-ddos-heh-botnet-one-is-in-the-development-stage-of-iot-p2p-botnet/</a>
Frédéric Véron :mastodon:<p>[<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/actu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Actu</span></a>] « DDoS attacks in Q1 2018 » <a href="https://securelist.com/ddos-report-in-q1-2018/85373/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">securelist.com/ddos-report-in-</span><span class="invisible">q1-2018/85373/</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/internetofthings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internetofthings</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/ddos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ddos</span></a>-attacks <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/ddosreports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ddosreports</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>featured</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/botnets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnets</span></a></p>