FritzFrog P2P Botnet cyber attacks resurface
Researchers from Akamai Threat Labs have discovered cyber activity involving the sophisticated peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet FritzFrog has resurfaced in late 2021.
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Kobalos Linux malware targets high performance cluster computers
A complex Linux malware dubbed Kobalos is targeting high performance cluster (HPC) computers around the globe.
Cisco says telnet vulnerability affects IOS XE software (CVE-2020-10188)
Cisco has released a High severity security advisory for a telnet vulnerability that affects Cisco IOS XE software.
Cisco patches Critical ‘Default SSH Key’ vulnerability, 40 other bugs
Cisco released security updates to patch a critical “SSH Key” vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 9000 series software as well as 22 High and 18 Medium severity bugs in multiple products, such as Cisco’s Web Security Appliance, Umbrella, Adaptive Security Appliance, Firepower, Small Business routers and others.
WordPress plugin maker WPML website hacked
Popular WordPress plugin maker WPML said their website was hacked over the weekend and led to the loss of customer data. The culprit was an ex-employee who exploited a backdoor planted on an unsecured web server.
Linux Rabbit and Rabbot Malware threats
Security researchers from Anomali Labs have discovered a new malware dubbed “Linux Rabbit” that has targeted Linux servers and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US.
GoScanSSH malware targets default and weak passwords
Talos security researchers have spotted a new family of malware dubbed “GoScanSSH” that compromises internet-facing SSH servers. The malware targets default and weak passwords via a brute force attack on SSH systems that allow password-based SSH authentication.