New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide

[dcontesti]

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are likely operated by a Chinese nation-state threat actor called Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett).

The sophisticated botnet, dubbed Raptor Train by Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, is believed to have been operational since at least May 2020, hitting a peak of 60,000 actively compromised devices in June 2023.

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/new-raptor-train-iot-botnet-compromises.html

So far it has only affected SOHO but it may only be a matter of time until it "morphs"

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[Caute_cautim]

@dcontesti    Just point it in the direction of OpenAi GPT-4o and it will do all the hacking for itself immediately,

It will cause major disruption if it takes off automatically and in an uncontrolled manner.

Lets hope they have a way turn it off, once released.

Regards

Caute_Cautim

[ericgeater]

Flax Typhoon -- Ethereal Panda -- RedJuliett

I don't mean to stray from the post, but are these unconventional and conspicuously strange names intended to replace APT numbering?  

[michaljordan]

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