Tag: malware command and control
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PoeLLM Malware Expands Crypto Botnet Via 3,400 Servers
Meet PoeLLM, a sneaky malware that's rapidly expanding its crypto botnet by hijacking 3,400 servers, with its operators using a clever poem-based trick to hide its command-and-control address. This cunning tactic lets the malware derive new addresses by tweaking a few words in a public GitHub poem.
Google Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Botnet
Google teamed up with the FBI, Lumen, and other partners to take down the NetNut residential proxy network, disabling key Google accounts and services used by the threat actors to control malware. This move helps keep everyday devices and systems safe from being exploited as footholds for attacks.