IoT Botnet

Global IoT Botnet, Water System Targets, and SharePoint RCE Chain Highlight Week's Threat Landscape

This week's threat landscape features a large-scale IoT botnet compromising approximately 296,000 devices to target water and wastewater systems, with over 100 facilities reportedly in the crosshairs. Separately, a remote code execution chain in Microsoft SharePoint is being actively exploited. Additional findings include malware delivery via fake login pages, counterfeit security scans, and fraudulent productivity apps, as well as the integration of AI capabilities into botnet operations and command traffic hiding within public infrastructure.