IoT botnet
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Canada spy agency used court warrant to disrupt foreign botnets on home routers and IoT gear
Canada’s spy service used a 2024 court warrant to disrupt two foreign-run botnets on routers and IoT devices, in the first use of its threat-reduction powers this way, according to a public Federal Court ruling.
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China-linked JDY botnet grows to more than 1,500 devices, researchers say
Researchers say the China-linked JDY botnet has grown to more than 1,500 compromised SOHO and IoT devices and is being used to scan exposed services and collect reconnaissance data for follow-on targeting.
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Masjesu botnet emerges as DDoS-for-hire service targeting IoT devices
Researchers say the Masjesu botnet has been sold as a DDoS-for-hire service since 2023, targeting IoT devices across multiple architectures while using stealth tactics, self-propagation and hard-coded control channels.
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Authorities disrupt command servers for IoT botnets behind record DDoS attacks
U.S. authorities disrupted command servers for multiple IoT botnets on Thursday, targeting networks that infected at least 3 million devices and launched DDoS attacks peaking near 30 terabits per second.
