The Ficora and Capsaicin botnets have seen increased activity targeting outdated D-Link routers. They leverage weaknesses in D-Link’s management interface to execute malicious commands. The Ficora botnet has had significant activity in Japan and the U.S while Capsaicin focuses on East Asia. The intended purpose appears to be distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Upgrading firmware and modifying default admin credentials can help protect against such botnets.
Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Kaspersky has identified thousands of low-cost Android smartphones sold online that come with preinstalled malware programmed to steal cryptocurrency details. The devices are infected with
