Threats Tagged 'ddos botnet'

A sophisticated campaign deployed 148 malicious npm packages disguised as student web proxy applications under brands like Riverbend Tutoring and Northstar Tutoring. Published by accounts terminal3airport and eerikakirk, these packages weaponized visitor browsers into distributed denial-of-service botnets while generating advertising revenue. The applications functioned as working proxies but secretly executed mutable remote code and high-performance WebSocket traffic generators compatible with the Wisp protocol. During a critical two-week period in May 2026, active deployments launched HTTP floods generating 2GB/s aggregate traffic and control-plane attacks establishing 10,240 socket connections per second against target servers. The campaign abused npm as a content delivery network, affecting users who visited proxy instances rather than through traditional dependency infection.

MediumCampaignUnited States#http flood#ddos botnet#student targeting

Analysis of attacks against Linux SSH servers during Q1 2026 reveals P2PInfect worm as the dominant threat, representing 70.3% of all attack sources. DDoS botnets including Mirai, XMRig, Prometei, and CoinMiner were identified as primary threats. A notable campaign involved installing V2Ray proxy tools on compromised systems, attributed to a suspected Chinese threat actor. Attackers employed SSH brute-force techniques to gain access, executed reconnaissance commands to assess system information, and deployed V2Ray for proxy node operations. The campaign targeted poorly secured SSH servers with weak credentials, emphasizing the need for strong password policies, access controls, and network monitoring to detect unusual outbound connections and proxy-related activities.