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Dangerous new botnet targets webcams, routers across the world

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New large-scale operation exploiting vulnerabilities in IP cameras and routers to build out a botnet.

The campaign most likely started in July 2024 , and has so far compromised 1,370 systems.

Most of the victims are located in Malaysia , Mexico , Thailand , Indonesia , and Vietnam .

The botnet is essentially Mirai , although in this case it was dubbed Murdoc.