New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide
New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide
18 September 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are likely operated by a Chinese nation-state threat actor called Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett).
The sophisticated botnet, dubbed Raptor Train by Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, is believed to have been operational since at least May 2020,