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Over ten articles published between April 16 and August 28, 2026, ZCyberNews covered distributed denial-of-service activity, with six reports rated high severity, three medium, and one informational. Threat actors Dort, Mirai, and Moobot were observed across incidents affecting internet infrastructure, telecommunications, cybersecurity services, hosting, and social media. The coverage referenced CVE-2025-29635 (CVSS 8.8) and CVE-2024-3721 (CVSS 6.3). Reported impacts spanned Brazil, Canada, Germany, the United States, and global networks, reflecting a broad geographic footprint in the analyzed reporting period.
HIGHOpen Directory Exposes Moobot Source Code, Active DDoS Toolkits
Censys found Moobot source code and live DDoS tools on an open directory (86.53.111[.]212) in July 2026, months after the 2024 court-authorized disruption.
HIGHBrazilian DDoS Firm Behind Botnet Attacks on ISPs
Brazilian anti-DDoS firm's infrastructure used to launch massive botnet attacks against rival ISPs. CEO claims breach by competitor caused the abuse.
HIGHDort Identified as Kimwolf Botmaster Behind Record DDoS Attacks
KrebsOnSecurity traces Kimwolf botmaster 'Dort' to a real identity after the botnet launched DDoS, doxing, and email flood attacks against a security researcher who disclosed its…
HIGHFeds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Record DDoS Attacks
US DOJ, Canada, and Germany dismantled four IoT botnets — Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, Mossad — compromising 3M+ devices, enabling record-breaking DDoS attacks.
HIGHMirai Botnet Exploits D-Link Router Flaw CVE-2025-29635
Mirai botnet operators exploit CVE-2025-29635, a CVSS 8.8 command injection flaw in end-of-life D-Link DIR-823X routers, to deploy malware and launch DDoS attacks.
MEDIUMMastodon Mitigates Major DDoS Attack Following Bluesky Outage
The decentralized social network Mastodon mitigated a major DDoS attack on April 22, 2026, causing a multi-hour outage for users.
MEDIUMMirai Variant Nexcorium Exploits DVR Flaw to Build DDoS Botnet
A new Mirai botnet variant, 'Nexcorium,' is exploiting a command injection flaw (CVE-2024-3721) in TBK DVRs and end-of-life TP-Link routers to conscript devices into a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) swarm.
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