New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries
Posted on October 7, 2024 • 1 min read • 60 wordsCybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that draws its inspiration from the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density between September 4 and September
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that draws its inspiration from the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet “issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density” between September 4 and September 27, 2024. No less than 20,000