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Sead Fadilpašić

A massive new DDoS botnet has already snared 1.8 million devices - here's what we know about Kimwolf

Insecure network with several red platforms connected through glowing data lines and a black hat hacker symbol.
  • Kimwolf, an Android botnet with 1.8 million infected devices, is rapidly evolving using ENS for resilience
  • Its code and infrastructure overlap with AISURU, indicating both belong to the same threat group
  • AISURU remains one of the most destructive botnets, recently peaking at 29.7 Tbps in DDoS attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a mjor malicious botnet comprising almost two million devices which is reportedly capable of more than “just” Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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