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Dark Reading
Researchers detailed a souped-up version of the GoBruteforcer botnet that preys on servers with weak credentials and AI-generated configurations.
The Hacker News
A new wave of GoBruteforcer attacks has targeted databases of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects to co-opt them into a botnet that's capable of brute-forcing user passwords for services such as FTP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and phpMyAdmin on Linux servers. "The current wave of campaigns is driven by two factors: the mass reuse of AI-generated server deployment examples that propagate common
Bleeping Computer
A new wave of GoBruteforcer botnet malware attacks is targeting databases of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects on exposed servers believed to be configured using AI-generated examples. [...]
Check Point Research
Key takeaways Introduction GoBruteforcer is a botnet that turns compromised Linux servers into scanning and password brute-force nodes. It targets internet-exposed services such as phpMyAdmin web panels, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, and FTP servers. Infected hosts are incorporated into the botnet and accept remote operator commands. Newly discovered weak credentials are used to steal data, […] The post appeared first on . Inside GoBruteforcer: AI-Generated Server Defaults, Weak Passwords, and Crypto-Focused Campaigns Check Point Research
The Hacker News
A new Golang-based malware dubbed GoBruteforcer has been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices into a botnet. "GoBruteforcer chose a Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block for scanning the network during the attack, and it targeted all IP addresses within that CIDR range," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers said. "The threat actor
Bleeping Computer
A newly discovered Golang-based botnet malware scans for and infects web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres services. [...]