Cybersecurity Today Cybersecurity Today: Massive Smart TV Botnets and Major US Cyber Policy Overhaul
Jun 9, 2025
The FBI warns of a severe malware campaign, Bad Box 2.0, that has turned over a million consumer devices into proxies. A new variant of Mirai malware is exploiting vulnerabilities in DVRs. Cybercriminals are evolving, utilizing harder-to-trace VPNs. Meanwhile, concerns around quantum computing threaten existing encryption methods. A significant policy change dismantles previous cybersecurity initiatives, leaving the future of digital defense uncertain. This shift highlights a worrying decrease in federal oversight and raises alarms about softer regulations on cyber threats.
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Bad Box 2.0 Botnet Scale
- The Bad Box 2.0 botnet has compromised over 1 million cheap Android-based smart TVs and devices globally.
- These infected devices act as residential proxies to hide criminal traffic and facilitate ad fraud and credential stuffing attacks.
Mirai DVR Botnet Threat
- A new Mirai malware variant exploits a critical command injection vulnerability in TBK DVR models.
- Compromised DVRs join botnets used for DDoS and proxying, with infections across multiple countries worldwide.
Criminals Shift to VPNs and Proxies
- Cybercriminals are shifting from bulletproof hosting to VPNs and residential proxies to evade law enforcement.
- Residential proxies using home devices offer fresh rotating IPs, making detection and blocking very difficult.