'Sandworm' Chains Cisco Vulnerabilities to Deploy Cyclops Blink
Russia-linked Sandworm chains Cisco vulnerabilities to deploy an upgraded Cyclops Blink botnet variant the FBI disrupted in 2022.
Dark Reading reports that Sandworm, the notorious Russia-linked threat group, is chaining Cisco vulnerabilities to deploy an upgraded version of the Cyclops Blink botnet malware. The FBI previously disrupted the Cyclops Blink botnet in 2022. The activity signals renewed botnet infrastructure building by the group despite prior law-enforcement action.
- Sandworm chaining Cisco vulnerabilities to deploy upgraded Cyclops Blink
- FBI disrupted the original Cyclops Blink botnet in 2022
- Signals renewed GRU-linked botnet building despite law enforcement disruption
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The notorious Russian threat group is spreading an upgraded version of the botnet malware, which the FBI disrupted in 2022.
By Jai Vijayan · darkreading.com
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