Collaborate Disseminate
We uncovered a novel multiplatform threat named “NKAbuse”. The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities. Continue reading Unveiling NKAbuse: a new multiplatform threat abusing the NKN protocol
Attackers put phishing HTML files in IPFS thus cutting back on web hosting costs. IPFS is used in both mass phishing and targeted (spearphishing) campaigns. Continue reading How scammers employ IPFS for email phishing
[Symantec] Reports Hajime seems to be a white hat worm that spreads over telnet in order to secure IoT devices instead of actually doing anything malicious.
[Brian Benchoff] wrote a great article about the Hajime Worm just as the story broke when first discovered back in October last year. At the time, it looked like the beginnings of a malicious IoT botnet out to cause some DDoS trouble. In a crazy turn of events, it now seems that the worm is actually securing devices affected by another major IoT botnet, dubbed Mirai, which has been launching DDoS attacks. More recently …read more
Continue reading White-hat Botnet Infects, Then Secures IoT Devices