Malware

BleepingComputer reports that several new exploits have been added to the Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service botnet Beastmode, or B3astmode, three of which target different Totolink router models.

Along with usual remote access trojan features, the Borat RAT is a triple threat that can execute ransomware and launch a DDoS attack.

Threat actors have been distributing the Mars Stealer malware through Google Ads.

Numerous Ukraine war-related lures are being leveraged by Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean state-sponsored threat actors in malware and phishing campaigns.

the Racoon Stealer malware developer group has suspended operations following the death of one of their core developers amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Botnet distributed denial-of-service attacks have not only been growing in volume but also in sophistication, with IoT botnet and amplifier attack capacity surpassing 10Tbps, or equivalent to a three- to fourfold increase in usual attack size.