📰 Mirai Variant 'xlabs_v1' Builds DDoS Botnet by Hijacking IoT Devices with Exposed ADB Ports

🚨 New Mirai-based botnet 'xlabs_v1' hijacks IoT devices & Android TVs via exposed ADB ports (TCP/5555). The botnet is used for DDoS-for-hire services, targeting Minecraft servers. #Mirai #Botnet #DDoS #IoTSecurity

🔗 https://cyber.netsecops.io

📢⚠️ A massive “low and slow” DDoS attack delivered 2.45 billion malicious requests in just 5 hours, using over 1.2 million IPs to evade normal anti-DDoS protections.

Read: https://hackread.com/low-and-slow-ddos-attack-hits-2-45-billion-5-hours/

#DDoS #CyberSecurity #DataDome #Botnet #CyberAttack

xlabs_v1 DDoS-for-Hire Operation Exposed: How an Operator's Debug Build Unraveled a Commercial Game-Server Botnet

Pulse ID: 69f9fc6ef8b7d696ea6b9605
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69f9fc6ef8b7d696ea6b9605
Pulse Author: CyberHunter_NL
Created: 2026-05-05 14:19:26

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#CyberSecurity #DDoS #DoS #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #bot #botnet #CyberHunter_NL

No consent dialog. No opt-out UI. Re-installs itself if the user removes it manually

Chrome is now LLM malware

Chrome on all OS, silently installs an LLM on your local machine, (like) true authentic malware. It's 2 to 4 GB 4096MB in size, taking up space I'm certain you have reserved for something else.

No consent dialog. No opt-out UI. Re-installs itself if the user removes it manually.

Google transformed Chrome into malware

With billions 109 installations, the climate burden is Massive!

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

#Distributed #malware #Alphabet #Google #Chrome #silent #re #install #botnet #LLM #AI #Slop #Enshittification #programming #virus #fucked

«Was ist ein Botnet?
Ein Botnet ermöglicht Cyberkriminellen unter anderem, Malware in großem Stil zu verbreiten und DDoS-Attacken zu initiieren.»

Willkommen im Botnet, eines der aktuellen Crime-as-a-Service das anscheinend Niemand nutzt.

🤖 https://www.csoonline.com/article/3493123/was-ist-ein-botnet.html

#botnet #ddos #saas #cybercrime #bot #itsicherheit #online #itsecurity

DDoS-for-Hire Operation Exposed: How an Operator's Debug Build Unraveled a Commercial Game-Server Botnet

Pulse ID: 69f8256aebb35e772fd1e967
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69f8256aebb35e772fd1e967
Pulse Author: Tr1sa111
Created: 2026-05-04 04:49:46

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#CyberSecurity #DDoS #DoS #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #bot #botnet #Tr1sa111

DDoS Malware Exploiting Jenkins Servers to Attack Valve Source Gaming Infrastructure

A newly discovered DDoS botnet campaign abuses exposed Jenkins servers with weak authentication to deliver Windows and Linux payloads. The malware turns compromised hosts into bots and targets Valve Source Engine game servers using UDP floods, TCP push attacks, HTTP floods and query-based amplification attacks.

Pulse ID: 69f735ac2403f4a4cb9ca4c3
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69f735ac2403f4a4cb9ca4c3
Pulse Author: cryptocti
Created: 2026-05-03 11:46:52

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#CyberSecurity #DDoS #DoS #HTTP #InfoSec #Linux #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #TCP #UDP #Windows #bot #botnet #cryptocti

Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs

A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a #botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive #DDoS attacks against other network operators in #Brazil …The firm’s chief executive says the malicious activity resulted from a #security #breach and was likely the work of a competitor trying to tarnish his company’s public image.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/anti-ddos-firm-heaped-attacks-on-brazilian-isps/