Kairos botnet infects Linux hosts through passwordless Telnet
Nozomi honeypots saw the same Go binary, which holds thousands of TCP sockets open during each attack.
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Kairos DDoS botnet opens idle TCP sessions from Linux hosts
Nozomi says the Go bot arrives over Telnet with an empty root password and has no persistence.
Hackers Exploit cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Auth Bypass to Deploy Mirai Malware
Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-41940, a critical unauthenticated cPanel/WHM auth bypass, to compromise hosting servers and recruit them into Mirai botnets.
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New KATARU IoT Malware Packs Linux Privilege Escalation Exploits and Mirai-Style DDoS Attacks
Nozomi Networks identified KATARU, a new Mirai-style IoT botnet delivered via Telnet brute force that uses Linux privilege-escalation exploits and encrypted C2 for DDoS floods.
New IoT Malware Uses Public Linux Exploits to Gain Root and Launch DDoS Attacks
Nozomi details KATARU, an IoT botnet that brute-forces Telnet, exploits public Linux kernel flaws for root access, and launches multi-protocol DDoS attacks.
TuxBot v3: Inside an IoT Botnet Framework With LLM
Unit 42 uncovers TuxBot v3, an LLM-assisted IoT botnet framework with 17-architecture builds, Telnet brute-forcing, and DDoS capabilities.