BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Level 3
Threat Research Labs, Level 3 Communications' (LVLT) threat
intelligence and research arm, unveiled new research about the
botnet size and behavior for the malware commonly referred to as
Lizkebab, BASHLITE, Torlus or gafgyt, including botnet size and
victim stats.
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New Research
- The malware family is responsible for botnets that control
approximately one million endpoints.
- A large percentage of the bots are located in Taiwan, Brazil and Colombia, pointing to the uptick in malicious
activity in the region noted by the Threat Research Labs in
February 2016.
- Almost 96 percent of the infected devices were Internet of
Things (IoT) items of which 95 percent were cameras and DVRs,
roughly 4 percent were home routers and less than 1 percent were
compromised Linux servers.
- The team observed a second behavior of some of the bots. These
bots don't scan for open ports; they wait until they are instructed
by the command-and-control (C2) servers before taking any
action.
- 75 percent of attacks are shorter than 5 minutes.
- Some C2s exceeded 100 attacks a day; median active time for a
C2 is around 13 days and often not contiguous.
Advice to IoT Users:
- Buyer Beware: A lot of IoT products provided by
well-known companies have detailed IoT security instructions. Buy
from a trusted source or research and read consumer feedback.
Ensure it is encrypted.
- Passwords: Change the factory setting password to a
"pass phrase." Pick a strong password and use a different one for
every IoT device.
- Updates: Update devices to take advantage of the latest
security patches.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities.
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