Murdoc Botnet Targets AVTECH Cameras and Huawei Routers
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📸💻 New Murdoc Botnet Campaign Targets AVTECH Cameras and Huawei Routers. Cybersecurity researchers have identified a large-scale campaign exploiting vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to create a variant of the Mirai botnet known as Murdoc Botnet. Active since July 2024, the campaign has infected over 1,370 devices, primarily in Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The botnet utilizes known security flaws, including CVE-2017-17215 and CVE-2024-7029, to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and execute distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Recent reports also highlight similar botnet activities targeting major corporations and banks globally, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures, such as firmware updates and changing default credentials, to mitigate these threats.
