Medusa Botnet Goes Through a Major Transformation

Researchers at Cyble uncovered a new Medusa DDoS botnet version based on the leaked Mirai source code. With this, it has appropriated Mirai’s DDoS attack choices and Linux targeting capabilities. It comes with a ransomware module and Telnet brute-forcer. Additionally, a dedicated portal now advertises Medusa as a malware-as-a-service for DDoS or mining.

Source: cyware.com