AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) researchers have discovered a DDoS-as-a-Service campaign by the ‘Ddostf’ malware botnet, which targets MySQL servers. The botnet enslaves breached servers by exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched MySQL environments or brute-forcing weak administrator account credentials. To defend against the attack, the researchers recommend applying the latest updates and creating long, unique passwords.
Hackers Exploiting Palo Alto’s PAN-OS Vulnerability to Deploy Qilin Ransomware
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass flaw in Palo Alto Networks firewalls to breach corporate networks and deploy Qilin ransomware, according to
