WireX botnet: How did it use infected Android apps?
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When Androids attack: Protecting against WireX Botnet DDoS attacks – Networks Asia
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When Androids attack: Protecting against WireX Botnet DDoS attacks
Networks Asia The botnet creates DDoS traffic by running malicious applications, targeting mostly Android devices. It then hijacks Android devices to launch volumetric application layer DDoS attacks. The traffic generated by the attack nodes was primarily HTTP GET … |
WireX Variant Capable of UDP Flood Attacks
F5 Labs has detected a WireX variant capable of launching UDP flood DDoS attacks.
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WireX shines a spotlight on app security – CSO Online
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WireX shines a spotlight on app security
CSO Online The WireX botnet, which used compromised apps to hijack smartphones to send bad traffic in the execution of DDoS attacks, introduced a new threat: weaponized smartphones. And what's even more startling is that Android devices – an estimated 70,000 … |