RapperBot Botnet DDoS Attack

Updated on 2022-11-18: RapperBot

Fortinet researchers say that a botnet called RapperBot, which they first spotted back in August, launching brute-force attacks in an attempt to expand their numbers, has been recently repurposed to launch DDoS attacks. According to current data, these attacks appear to target gaming servers and are a continuation of a similar campaign observed earlier in the year. Read more:

• So RapperBot, What Ya Bruting For?
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Overview

Fortinet researchers spotted new RapperBot malware samples used to create a DDoS botnet to target game servers. Read more: New RapperBot Campaign – We Know What You Bruting for this Time