Cyber Briefing: 2023.11.23

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Mirai-Based Botnet ‘InfectedSlurs’, DDoS, North Korea, Biometric Bypass, Windows Hello, CyberLink, ‘Looney Tunables’ Bug, Blender, Cyber Toufan, Ikea, Israel, Nassau Bay, Ransomware, Tri Counties Bank, Ingo Money, U.S.Navy, UK Regulator, Australia, EuropeParliamentary Elections, Clop.

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🚨 Cyber Alerts

1. InfectedSlurs Mirai Variant Targets Devices.

A newly discovered Mirai-based malware botnet, dubbed ‘InfectedSlurs,’ is actively exploiting two undisclosed zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise routers and video recorders (NVR). Akamai first detected the botnet in late October 2023, noting its potential for creating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) swarm for profit. The affected vendors have yet to patch the exploited flaws, raising concerns about the botnet’s…