Barracuda ESG Vulnerability Chain Gives Root — and Botnets Nodes
Barracuda patched two ESG flaws that chain into root. We break down why compromised mail gateways make ideal botnet nodes for udp and http flood attacks.
Explore expert botnet analysis, DDoS attack trends, and mitigation strategies from the Mēris team — specialists in large-scale distributed denial-of-service operations and botnet-driven threats.
Barracuda patched two ESG flaws that chain into root. We break down why compromised mail gateways make ideal botnet nodes for udp and http flood attacks.
SonicWall won't patch two GMS flaws, including a 9.1 unauthenticated file read. Why EoL management boxes are a gift to every botnet and DDoS-for-hire fleet.
APT29 hijacked the Plerdy analytics script in a massive watering hole campaign serving iOS and Android exploits. We dissect the supply chain lesson.
SlippyNunchucks hijacked Sogou Input Method DNS requests over plaintext HTTP to drop the DarkVigil backdoor. Our botnet team's take on this classic MITM vector.
Google sinkholed the XCPE botnet's C2, but 1.3 million backdoored TV boxes remain infected, and their proxy revenue model makes them ideal DDoS assets.
CVE-2026-58115 turns Siemens IoT2050 gateways into persistent botnet relays via an unauthenticated Node-RED interface. Here's why edge devices recruit so well.