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The Oracle of Delphi Will Steal Your Credentials

Akamai honeypots reveal attackers brute-forcing RDP credentials to download and execute a previously undetected malware family named Trojan.sysscan.

Akamai's deception technology rerouted intruders into honeypots, revealing attacks that brute-force passwords for RDP credentials to access victims. Once connected, the attackers download and execute a previously undetected malware family that Akamai named Trojan.sysscan. The intrusions target exposed RDP services through opportunistic credential guessing.

Akamai Blog · 8d agoMalware in the wild

Analyzing a Go-Based IoT Self-Propagating DDoS Botnet

Akamai researchers published an analysis of a Go-based, self-propagating IoT botnet used for DDoS attacks.

Akamai's security research team published an analysis of a self-propagating DDoS botnet written in Go that targets IoT devices. Detailed technical findings were not available in the provided source text, which included only the title.

Akamai Blog · 14d agoMalware in the wild