Zerobot botnet expands to start exploiting Apache flaws

Zerobot, a botnet that infects various Internet of Things (IoT) devices and uses them for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, has been updated with new features and new infection mechanisms.  A report (opens in new tab) from Microsoft’s security team claims that the malware used to integrate IoT devices into the botnet has reached version 1. 1.

With this upgrade, Zerobot can now leverage flaws found in Apache and Apache Spark to compromise various endpoints and later use them in the attacks.
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