Cybersecurity researchers have alerted the public to a large-scale botnet campaign known as Murdoc_Botnet, which targets vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers. Active since July 2024, the campaign has compromised over 1,370 devices, mainly in Southeast Asia and Mexico. The attack utilizes known security flaws, specifically CVE-2017-17215 and CVE-2024-7029, to initiate control and facilitate DDoS attacks. This development follows similar campaigns and highlights the growing complexity and risk associated with IoT device vulnerabilities, facilitating significant threats across various sectors globally.
The ongoing campaign has demonstrated enhanced capabilities, exploiting AVTECH and Huawei vulnerabilities for expansive botnet networks, threatening DDoS attack potential.
The campaign has seen over 1,370 systems infected since July 2024, primarily in Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
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