- BotNet 2020 -

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Date

Name

Category

Web

31.12.20

Gitpaste-12 worm botnet returns with 30+ vulnerability exploitsBotNet  Exploit

Bleepingcomputer

27.12.20

The Emotet botnet is back and hits 100K recipients per dayBotNet  VirusSecurityaffairs

24.12.20

Subway marketing system hacked to send TrickBot malware emailsBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

16.12.20

Wormable Gitpaste-12 Botnet Returns to Target Linux Servers, IoT Devices

BotNet  Virus

Thehackernews

14.12.20

Hacked Subway UK marketing system used in TrickBot phishing campaign

BotNet  Phishing

Securityaffairs
13.12.20TrickBot's new module aims to infect your UEFI firmwareBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

9.12.20

Recent Qakbot (Qbot) activity

BotNet

SANS
4.12.20

TrickBot Returns with a Vengeance, Sporting Rare Bootkit Functions

BotNet

Threatpost
4.12.20

TrickBot Malware Can Scan Systems for Firmware Vulnerabilities

BotNet

Securityweek
3.12.20TrickBoot feature allows TrickBot bot to run UEFI attacksBotNetSecurityaffairs
2.12.20

Multi-Vector Miner+Tsunami Botnet with SSH Lateral Movement

BotNet

Securityaffairs
2.12.20

DarkIRC botnet is targeting the critical Oracle WebLogic CVE-2020-14882

BotNet

Securityaffairs

29.11.20

TrickBot turns 100: Latest malware released with new features

BotNet

Bleepingcomputer

29.11.20

LightBot: TrickBot’s new reconnaissance malware for high-value targets

BotNet

Bleepingcomputer

27.11.20

QBot partners with Egregor ransomware in bot-fueled attacksBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

27.11.20

SSH-backdoor Botnet With ‘Research’ Infection Technique

BotNet

Securityaffairs

25.11.20

A new Stantinko Bot masqueraded as httpd targeting Linux servers

BotNet

Securityaffairs

25.11.20

TrickBot operators continue to update their malware to increase resilience to takedown

BotNet

Securityaffairs

25.11.20

TrickBot Gets Updated to Survive Takedown Attempts

BotNet

Securityweek

25.11.20

Stantinko Botnet Now Targeting Linux Servers to Hide Behind Proxies

BotNet

Thehackernews

21.11.20

QakBot Big Game Hunting continues: the operators drop ProLock ransomware for Egregor

BotNet

Securityaffairs

20.11.20

Chinese-linked Muhstik botnet targets Oracle WebLogic, DrupalBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

20.11.20

We infiltrated an IRC botnet. Here’s what we found

BotNet

Securityaffairs

19.11.20

Reverse shell botnet Gitpaste-12 spreads via GitHub and PastebinBotNetBleepingcomputer

14.11.20

Botnet Attackers Turn to Vulnerable IoT Devices

BotNet  IoT

Threatpost

12.11.20

Muhstik botnet adds Oracle WebLogic and Drupal exploitsBotNet  ExploitSecurityaffairs

11.11.20

Scalper-Bots Shake Down Desperate PS5, Xbox Series X Shoppers

BotNet

Threatpost

29.10.20

KashmirBlack Botnet Hijacks Thousands of Sites Running On Popular CMS PlatformsBotNetThehackernews

29.10.20

TrickBot operators employ Linux variants in attacks after recent takedown

BotNet

Securityaffairs

28.10.20

TrickBot Linux Variants Active in the Wild Despite Recent Takedown

BotNet

Thehackernews
27.10.20

KashmirBlack, a new botnet in the threat landscape that rapidly grows

BotNet

Securityaffairs

24.10.20

TrickBot malware under siege from all sides, and it's workingBotNet  VirusBleepingcomputer

22.10.20

Microsoft Says Most TrickBot Servers Are Down

BotNet

Securityweek

21.10.20

Microsoft took down 120 of 128 Trickbot servers in recent takedown

BotNet

Securityaffairs

21.10.20

New TrickBot Control Servers Unable to Respond to Bot Requests

BotNet

Securityweek
17.10.20QBot uses Windows Defender Antivirus phishing bait to infect PCsBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

17.10.20TrickBot botnet targeted in takedown operations, little impact seenBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

16.10.20

TrickBot Botnet Survives Takedown Attempt

BotNet

Securityweek
14.10.20

TrickBot Takedown Disrupts Major Crimeware Apparatus

BotNet

Threatpost
13.10.20

Microsoft partnered with other security firms to takedown TrickBot botnet

BotNet

Securityaffairs
13.10.20

Microsoft and Other Tech Companies Take Down TrickBot Botnet

BotNet

Thehackernews
13.10.20

Microsoft and partners cut off key Trickbot botnet infrastructure

BotNet

Net-security
12.10.20Tech Companies Take Down TrickBot Botnet InfrastructureBotNetSecurityweek
9.10.20C&C Panels of 10 IoT Botnets Compromised by ResearchersBotNetSecurityweek
9.10.20

HEH P2P Botnet Sports Dangerous Wiper Function

BotNet

Threatpost
8.10.20

New HEH botnet wipes devices potentially bricking them

BotNet

Securityaffairs
8.10.20

ALERT! Hackers targeting IoT devices with a new P2P botnet malware

BotNet  IoT

Thehackernews
6.10.20

Tenda Router Zero-Days Emerge in Spyware Botnet Campaign

BotNet  Vulnerebility

Threatpost
6.10.20

Ttint Botnet Targets Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Tenda Routers

BotNet

Securityweek

5.10.20

New Ttint IoT botnet exploits two zero-days in Tenda routers

BotNet  IoT

Securityaffairs
3.10.20

IPStorm botnet evolves to infect Android, Linux, and Mac devices

BotNet

Securityaffairs
2.10.20

Spammers Smuggle LokiBot Via URL Obfuscation Tactic

BotNet

Threatpost
2.10.20

InterPlanetary Storm Botnet Infects 13K Mac, Android Devices

BotNet

Threatpost

24.9.20

CISA: LokiBot Stealer Storms Into a Resurgence

BotNet

Threatpost
23.9.20CISA Warns of Increased Use of LokiBot MalwareBigBrothers  BotNetSecurityweek
23.9.20

CISA’s advisory warns of notable increase in LokiBot malware

BigBrothers  BotNet

Securityaffairs
21.9.20

Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

BotNet  IoT

Securityaffairs
20.9.20Mozi Botnet Accounted for Majority of IoT Traffic: IBMBotNetSecurityweek
18.9.20

Mozi Botnet Accounts for Majority of IoT Traffic

BotNet  IoT

Threatpost
4.9.20Qbot steals your email threads again to infect other victimsBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

1.9.20

Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign

BotNet

Securityaffairs
31.8.20

Emotet botnet has begun to use a new ‘Red Dawn’ template

BotNet  Virus

Securityaffairs

27.8.20

Vulnerabilities Expose Popular DVB-T2 Set-Top Boxes to Botnets: ResearchersBotNet  VulnerebilitySecurityweek
21.8.20

FritzFrog Botnet Uses Proprietary P2P Protocol

BotNet

Securityweek
19.8.20

A New Fileless P2P Botnet Malware Targeting SSH Servers Worldwide

BotNet

Thehackernews
19.8.20

Example of Word Document Delivering Qakbot

BotNet

SANS

5.8.20

High-Wattage IoT Botnets Can Manipulate Energy Market: ResearchersBotNet  IoT

Securityweek

4.8.20

Powershell Bot with Multiple C2 Protocols

BotNet

SANS

26.7.20

Threat actors are hijacking the infamous Emotet botnet

BotNet  Virus

Securityaffairs

23.7.20

Chinese Threat Actor Uses New MgBot Variant in Attacks on India, Hong Kong

BotNet

Securityweek

14.7.20

New Mirai variant includes exploit for a flaw in Comtrend RoutersBotNetSecurityaffairs

14.7.20

New Mirai Variant Targets Vulnerability in Comtrend RoutersBotNetSecurityweek
6.20'Satori' IoT DDoS Botnet Operator Sentenced to 13 Months in PrisonBotNet  CrimeThehackernews
29.5.20Inside the Hoaxcalls Botnet: Both Success and FailureBotNetThreatpost
28.5.20DoubleGun Group Builds Massive Botnet Using Cloud ServicesBotNet

Threatpost

27.5.20

Researchers dismantled ShuangQiang gang’s botnet that infected thousands of PCsBotNet

Securityaffairs

24.5.20Silent Night Zeus botnet available for sale in underground forumsBotNetSecurityaffairs
19.5.20

Both Mirai and Hoaxcalls IoT botnets target Symantec Web Gateways

BotNet

Securityaffairs
19.5.20

Botnets Target Old Vulnerability in Symantec Secure Web Gateway

BotNet

Securityweek

17.5.20New BotSight browser extension reveals Twitter botsBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

16.5.20

Hoaxcalls Botnet Exploits Symantec Secure Web Gateways

BotNet  Exploit

Threatpost

6.5.20

New Kaiji Botnet Targets IoT, Linux Devices

BotNet  IoT

Threatpost

6.5.20

New 'Kaiji' Botnet Attacks Linux, IoT Devices via SSH Brute Force

BotNet  IoT

Securityweek

3.5.20

TrickBot operators exploit COVID-19 as lures

BotNet

Securityaffairs

2.5.20

TrickBot Attack Exploits COVID-19 Fears with DocuSign-Themed PloyBotNet  Exploit

Threatpost

27.4.20Previously undetected VictoryGate Botnet already infected 35,000 devicesBotNetSecurityaffairs
25.4.20

Hoaxcalls Botnet expands the target list and adds new DDoS capabilities

Attack  BotNet

Securityaffairs
24.4.20'VictoryGate' Botnet Infected 35,000 Devices via USB DrivesBotNetSecurityweek
24.4.20Hoaxcalls Botnet Expands Targets List, DDoS CapabilitiesBotNetSecurityweek
23.4.20Fast-Moving DDoS Botnet Exploits Unpatched ZyXel RCE BugBotNet  Exploit  Vulnerebility

Threatpost

21.4.20Mootbot Botnet Targets Fiber Routers with Dual Zero-DaysBotNet

Threatpost

21.4.20

Law enforcement and Microsoft join forces to dismantle botnet using LED Light Control ConsoleBotNetSecurityaffairs
19.4.20

Trickbot is the most prolific malware operation using COVID-19 themed lures

BotNet  Virus

Securityaffairs
19.4.20Microsoft: Trickbot in hundreds of unique COVID-19 lures per weekBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

19.4.20Microsoft helped stop a botnet controlled via an LED light consoleBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

18.4.20

Several Botnets Using Zero-Day Vulnerability to Target Fiber RoutersBotNet  VulnerebilitySecurityweek
12.4.20New IoT botnet launches stealthy DDoS attacks, spreads malwareBotNet  IoT

Bleepingcomputer

10.4.20Botnet Targets Critical Vulnerability in Grandstream ApplianceBotNet  VulnerebilitySecurityweek
10.4.20

Unique P2P Architecture Gives DDG Botnet ‘Unstoppable’ Status

BotNet

Threatpost

9.4.20

Dark_Nexus Botnet Compromises Thousands of ASUS, D-Link Routers

BotNet

Threatpost
8.4.20Dark Nexus, a new IoT botnet that targets a broad range of devicesBotNet  IoTSecurityaffairs
8.4.20Dark Nexus: A New Emerging IoT Botnet Malware Spotted in the WildBotNet  IoTThehackernews
4.4.20Spearphishing Campaign Exploits COVID-19 To Spread Lokibot InfostealerBotNet

Threatpost

2.4.20

Are your MS SQL servers part of a cryptomining botnet? Check now!

BotNet  Cryptocurrency

Net-security

2.4.20Vollgar botnet has managed to infect around 3k MSSQL DB servers dailyBotNetSecurityaffairs

29.3.20

TrickBot Bypasses Online Banking 2FA Protection via Mobile AppBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

26.3.20

TrickBot App Bypasses Non-SMS Banking 2FA

BotNet

Threatpost
25.3.20TrickBot Mobile App Bypasses 2‐Factor Authentication for Net Banking ServicesBotNet  VirusThehackernews
23.3.20Botnet operators target multiple zero-day flaws in LILIN DVRsBotNet  Exploit  VulnerebilitySecurityaffairs

23.3.20

Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in LILIN DVRs Exploited by Several BotnetsBotNet  Exploit  VulnerebilitySecurityweek
23.3.20

Zyxel NAS, firewalls and LILIN DVRs and IP cameras conscripted into IoT botnet

BotNet  IoT

Net-security

22.3.20

Mukashi, the new Mirai variant that targets Zyxel NAS

BotNet  IoT

Securityaffairs

22.3.20

Multiple DDoS Botnets Exploited 0-Day Flaws in LILIN DVR Surveillance Systems

BigBrothers  BotNet

Thehackernews

22.3.20

Mukashi: A New Mirai IoT Botnet Variant Targeting Zyxel NAS Devices

BotNet  IoT

Thehackernews

21.3.20

New Mirai Variant ‘Mukashi’ Targets Zyxel NAS Devices

BotNet  Vulnerebility

Threatpost

21.3.20

New Mirai Variant Delivered to Zyxel NAS Devices Via Recently Patched Flaw

BotNet  Vulnerebility

Securityweek
12.3.20Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown OffensiveBotNet

Threatpost

12.3.20New TrickBot Variant Updates Anti-Analysis TricksBotNet  Virus

Threatpost

11.3.20

Microsoft Cracks Infrastructure of Infamous Necurs Botnet

BotNet

Securityweek
9.2.20Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online MisinformationBotNetSecurityweek
4.2.20

TrickBot Switches to a New Windows 10 UAC Bypass to Evade Detection

BotNet

Threatpost

2.2.20TrickBot Uses a New Windows 10 UAC Bypass to Launch QuietlyBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

28.1.20

As Necurs Botnet Falls from Grace, Emotet Rises

BotNet

Threatpost

28.1.20

Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server (for more than a year)

BotNet

Securityaffairs
28.1.20

Emotet epoch 1 infection with Trickbot gtag mor84

BotNet  Virus

SANS

26.1.20TrickBot Now Steals Windows Active Directory CredentialsBotNet

Bleepingcomputer

23.1.20

New Muhstik Botnet Attacks Target Tomato Routers

BotNet

Threatpost

22.1.20The Mystery of FbotBotNetSecurityaffairs
20.1.20Bot list with Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers and IoT devices leaked onlineBotNet  IoTSecurityaffairs

19.1.20

TrickBot Now Uses a Windows 10 UAC Bypass to Evade DetectionBotNet  OS

Bleepingcomputer

16.1.20U.N. Weathers Storm of Emotet-TrickBot MalwareBigBrothers  BotNet  Virus

Threatpost

12.1.20TrickBot Gang Created a Custom Post-Exploitation FrameworkBotNet  Exploit

Bleepingcomputer