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Bank Info Security 1 year, 7 months ago

Script Kiddie 'Matrix' Builds Massive Botnet

Likely Russian Hacker Exploits IoT Vulnerabilities, Many Known for YearsAn apparent Russian script kiddie is converting widespread security gaps into powerful botnets capable of launching global-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks. A threat actor with the online moniker "Matrix" is exploiting IoT vulnerabilities such as default credentials and outdated software.

Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks