FritzFrog Returns with Log4Shell and PwnKit Spreading Malware Inside Your Network
The threat actor responsible for the FritzFrog peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has reappeared with a new version that uses the Log4Shell vulnerability to spread internally within a network that has already been infiltrated.
Web infrastructure and security provider Akamai stated in a study shared with The Hacker News that "the vulnerability is exploited in a brute-force manner that attempts to target as many vulnerable Java applications as possible."
The Golang-based virus known as FritzFrog was initially discovered in August 2020 by Guardicore, which is now a part of Akamai. Its main target is internet-facing servers that have weak SSH passwords read more FritzFrog Returns with Log4Shell and PwnKit Spreading Malware Inside Your Network.
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