Our coverage on the Bash bug vulnerability (more popularly known as “Shellshock”) continues as we spot new developments on Shellshock-related threats and attacks. Here is a list of our stories related to this threat: Shellshock: A Technical Report – this technical brief describes the vulnerability in detail, as well as outlying which platforms are affected….
Read MoreIt seems like the floodgates have truly opened for Shellshock-related attacks. We have reported on different attacks leveraging the Bash bug vulnerability, ranging from botnet attacks to IRC bots. We have also mentioned that we spotted Shellshock exploit attempts in Brazil. It appears that these attempts were not limited to that country alone. We saw…
Read MoreGiven the severity of the Bash vulnerability, also known as Shellshock, it is no wonder that we’re seeing a lot of attacks leveraging this. Just hours after this vulnerability was reported, malware payload such as ELF_BASHLITE.A emerged in the threat landscape. Other payload like PERL_SHELLBOT.WZ and ELF_BASHLET.A were also spotted in the wild, which have capabilities to…
Read MoreOne of the implications of the Bash Bug vulnerability also referred to as Shellshock is that cybercriminals and attackers can use it to launch DDoS attacks against enterprises and large organizations. True enough, there are reports already mentioning that there are botnet attacks against certain institutions which employed the vulnerability. A botnet is a network…
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