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Dangerous new botnet targets webcams, routers across the world

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Summary
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65% Informative

New large-scale operation exploiting vulnerabilities in IP cameras and routers to build out a botnet.

The campaign most likely started in July 2024 , and has so far compromised 1,370 systems.

Most of the victims are located in Malaysia , Mexico , Thailand , Indonesia , and Vietnam .

The botnet is essentially Mirai , although in this case it was dubbed Murdoc.

VR Score

49

Informative language

38

Neutral language

28

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

61

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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