🔍 We looked at the C2 server associated with the Flodrix botnet and used an internet-exposed RPC service to uncover a world-readable NFS mount and 745 compromised hosts!

👀 https://censys.com/blog/poking-the-flodrix-botnet

#botnet #infosec

We used the new Censys Threat Hunting Module to investigate a Colombian threat actor, uncovering a series of remote access trojan (RAT) C2 servers.

We also show how to use this information to create a set of IOCs for defensive measures:

https://censys.com/blog/unmasking-the-infrastructure-of-a-spearphishing-campaign

A defining moment for Censys - We are excited to announce that the Threat Hunting Module in the new Censys Platform is now #ga

https://www.censys.com/blog/internet-scale-proactive-threat-hunting-and-detection

In October 2024, Censys researchers discovered ~400 U.S. water facility web-based HMIs exposed online. Within a month of sharing data with the EPA and the vendor, 58% of systems were protected. Read more here:

https://censys.com/blog/turning-off-the-information-flow-working-with-the-epa-to-secure-hundreds-of-exposed-water-hmis

#ics #security #water

Thousands of compromised ASUS routers are being co-opted into a volatile but persistent botnet. Our latest blog takes IoCs from @greynoise and breaks down how the AyySSHush campaign has evolved over the past 5 months — and what makes it stand out:

https://censys.com/blog/tracking-ayysshush-a-newly-discovered-asus-router-botnet-campaign

#botnet #asus #infosec #security

Trend Micro recently uncovered a campaign leveraging TikTok to distribute malware via AI-generated videos, tricking users into installing Vidar and StealC infostealers instead of the promised pirated software.

Using IOCs provided by Trend Micro, we used Censys to find more related infrastructure, including a relatively new bulletproof service provider. Read our analysis here:

https://censys.com/blog/tiktok-and-malware

#infosec #security #malware #tiktok