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Gayfemboy Botnet Launches Devastating DDoS Attacks Worldwide

1/9/2025

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The Gayfemboy botnet, a new variant of Mirai, has been wreaking havoc since November 2024 by targeting vulnerabilities in Four-Faith industrial routers. With over 20 security flaws exploited, including the critical zero-day CVE-2024-12856, this botnet commands around 15,000 active IP addresses, primarily from China, Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the U.S., launching DDoS attacks that surge to a staggering 100 Gbps.

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The Gayfemboy botnet, a new variant of Mirai, has been wreaking havoc since November 2024 by targeting vulnerabilities in Four-Faith industrial routers. With over 20 security flaws exploited, including the critical zero-day CVE-2024-12856, this botnet commands around 15,000 active IP addresses, primarily from China, Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the U.S., launching DDoS attacks that surge to a staggering 100 Gbps.