New Variant of Necro Botnet Discovered With Added Capabilities
Summary
Necro, a classic botnet family, first discovered in 2015, was written in Python. On March 2nd, Netlab 360 discovered two samples of a new variant of Necro. Keksec, also known as Kek Security is the threat actor group responsible for the botnet. The botnet has been found on both Windows and Linux systems.
Threat Type
Malware, Botnet, Cryptomining
Overview
Necro, a classic botnet family first discovered in 2015, was written in Python. On March 2nd, Netlab 360 discovered two samples of a new variant of