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Mass Scanning and Exploit Campaigns

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Critical
Published: 08/17/2026 (08/17/2026, 00:00:00 UTC)
Source: AlienVault OTX

Description

Trustwave SpiderLabs has identified ongoing mass scanning and exploit campaigns originating from the Proton66 ASN, involving vulnerability scanning, exploit attempts, and phishing activities. These campaigns target multiple sectors, especially technology and financial organizations. The activity is linked to bulletproof hosting services advertised on underground forums, with connections to SuperBlack ransomware operators distributing critical exploits. The investigation also noted potential rebranding and IP address shifts among underground hosting providers, indicating relationships between them.

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AILast updated: 08/17/2026, 22:17:00 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Proton66 ASN is the source of coordinated malicious activities including mass vulnerability scanning, exploit attempts, and phishing campaigns. These campaigns affect multiple sectors, with a focus on technology and financial organizations. Proton66 is connected to bulletproof hosting services promoted on underground forums. A specific IP associated with SuperBlack ransomware operators was identified distributing critical exploits. The analysis suggests underground hosting providers may be rebranding and shifting IP addresses between different ASNs, indicating operational relationships. The campaigns involve exploitation attempts of multiple critical vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-10914 and others.

Potential Impact

The campaigns enable attackers to identify and exploit critical vulnerabilities across various organizations, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data compromise, or ransomware deployment. The involvement of SuperBlack ransomware operators distributing exploits increases the risk of ransomware infections. The mass scanning and exploitation activities can disrupt targeted organizations and increase their exposure to cyberattacks.

Defensive Guidance

No specific patch or remediation details are provided in the available data. Organizations should monitor for indicators of compromise related to Proton66 and SuperBlack activities and apply security patches for known critical vulnerabilities referenced in the campaigns. Since this is an ongoing campaign linked to bulletproof hosting services, network defenses should be tuned to detect and block scanning and exploitation attempts from Proton66 IP ranges. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check vendor advisories for current remediation guidance on the referenced CVEs.

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Technical Details

Author
AlienVault
Tlp
white
References
["https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/proton66-part-1-mass-scanning-and-exploit-campaigns/"]
Adversary
Proton66

Indicators of Compromise

Ip

ValueDescriptionCopy
ip193.143.1.33
ip45.134.26.124
ip45.134.26.38
ip45.134.26.80
ip45.134.26.81
ip45.140.17.21
ip45.140.17.98
ip91.212.166.65
ip193.143.1.64
ip193.143.1.65
ip193.143.1.78
ip45.134.26.104
ip45.134.26.199
ip45.134.26.8
ip45.135.232.103
ip45.135.232.108
ip45.135.232.171
ip45.135.232.174
ip45.135.232.24
ip91.212.166.27
ip91.212.166.60
ip91.212.166.62

Cve

ValueDescriptionCopy
cveCVE-2024-10914
cveCVE-2024-41713
cveCVE-2024-55591
cveCVE-2025-0108
cveCVE-2025-24472

Exploit Source Code

Exploit Code

Exploit code for D-Link DNS_340L - OS Command Injection

# Exploit Title: D-Link DNS_340L - OS Command Injection
# Date: 2026-07-16
# Exploit Author: Jared Brits (K3ysTr0K3R)
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.dlink.com/
# Version: DNS-320 (v1.00), DNS-320LW (v1.01.0914.2012), DNS-325 (v1.01, v1.02), DNS-340L (v1.08), and possibly others
# Tested on: D-Link DNS-320
# CVE: CVE-2024-10914
# CVSS Score: 9.8 (Critical)
# Description: The /cgi-bin/account_mgr.cgi script on several D‑Link NAS devices is vulnerable to 
# unauthenticated command injection. The cg
... (6012 more characters)
Code Length: 6,512 characters

Threat ID: 682c992c7960f6956616a302

Added to database: 05/20/2025, 15:01:00 UTC

Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 22:17:00 UTC

Last updated: 08/18/2026, 00:41:02 UTC

Views: 375

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