Water Barghest, a sophisticated botnet, exploits vulnerabilities in IoT devices to enlist them in a residential proxy marketplace by leveraging automated scripts to identify vulnerable devices from public databases like Shodan.  When the device is compromised, the Ngioweb malware is installed in a stealthy manner, thereby establishing a connection to command-and-control servers.  The infected device […]

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