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The Growing Threat of Malware Concealed Behind Cloud Services
Cybersecurity threats are increasingly leveraging cloud services to store, distribute, and establish command and control (C2) servers. Over the past month, FortiGuard Labs has been monitoring botne…
This shift in strategy presents significant challenges for detection and prevention, as cloud services provide scalability, anonymity, and resilience that traditional hosting methods lack. Figure 2: Attack packetFigure 3: Downloader script "jaws"It includes multiple binary files for 13 architectures executed using the parameter “jaws.exploit.” The UNSTABLE Botnet is a Mirai variant that uses XOR to encode its configuration. Implementing a multi-layered security approach, including regular patching, updates, and network segmentation, is essential to isolate critical assets and mitigate potential breaches.
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