A Mirai botnet variant has been discovered exploiting a security flaw in Four-Faith industrial routers to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, primarily affecting China, Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the US. The malware has exploited more than 20 known security vulnerabilities and weak Telnet credentials since February 2024. The botnet targets various industries and systems, posing a significant risk to businesses, government organizations, and individuals.

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