Legacy IRC Botnet Leverages Automated SSH Exploit Pipeline to Mass-Enroll Linux Hosts

Identified through data captured by our SSH honeypots over two months, this campaign represents a sophisticated blend of eras. It merges “old-school” Internet Relay Chat (IRC) botnet tactics from the late 2000s with modern, automated mass-compromise techniques.

🖥️ https://gbhackers.com/legacy-irc-botnet/

#ssh #linux #cyberattack #honeypot #irc #botnet #oldschool #pc

Legacy IRC Botnet Leverages Automated SSH Exploit Pipeline to Mass-Enroll Linux Hosts

Identified through data captured by our SSH honeypots over two months, this campaign represents a sophisticated blend of eras. It merges “old-school” Internet Relay Chat (IRC) botnet tactics from the late 2000s with modern, automated mass-compromise techniques.

🖥️ https://gbhackers.com/legacy-irc-botnet/

#ssh #linux #cyberattack #honeypot #irc #botnet #oldschool #pc

@EarlyTwix ich hab stets nur #XMPP & #IRC genutzt.

#Signal ist bestenfalls nen #Honeypot!