According to a report published by researchers at Microsoft on December 16, this new botnet is utilized in order to aid DDoS attacks on Minecraft servers. This may sound trivial, but enterprises must take an account since this botnet could potentially as well target Windows and Linux devices, spreading rapidly without being detected.
Launch of The Attack
The attack begins with the online user downloading malicious downloads of “cracked” Windows licenses.
“The botnet spreads by enumerating default credentials on internet-exposed Secure Shell (SSH)-enabled devices […] Because IoT devices are commonly enabled for remote configuration with potentially insecure settings, these devices could be at risk to attacks like this botnet,” the Defender team explains in a report.
The security researchers further recommend that organizations strengthen their device network in order to evade any such threats. It was furthermore revealed that most of the devices infected were in Russia.
Enterprises Beware
The sheer number of potentially targeted servers and the scarce cyber protection on private Minecraft servers, make
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