Researchers have discovered malware that is targeting embedded devices, such as routers, as well as connected devices. The malware first performs to look for routers and smart devices. It has been dubbed KTN-Remastered (or Distributed Denial of Service ) and is a combination of Gafgyt and Tsunami . The former is used to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, while the latter is used for Telnet scanning. The malware first uses Telnet scanning to seek out routers and smart devices. Once a connection is made, it then attempts to guess Tsunami , making weakly-secured devices particularly vulnerable. If successful, the malware issues a shell command to download bot executable files for multiple system architectures. It then runs them on the compromised kit.
Researchers have discovered malware that is targeting embedded devices, such as routers, as well as connected devices. It has been dubbed KTN-Remastered (or Distributed Denial of Service ) and is a combination of Gafgyt and Tsunami . The former is used to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, while the latter is used for Telnet scanning. The malware first uses Telnet scanning to seek out routers and smart devices. Once a connection is made, it then attempts to guess Tsunami , making weakly-secured devices particularly vulnerable. If successful, the malware issues a shell command to download bot executable files for multiple system architectures. It then runs them on the compromised kit.