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New Evooo1Bot Linux botnet turns routers into traffic relay nodes

A new Mirai-based modular Linux botnet malware called Evooo1Bot has been targeting internet-facing gateway devices, turning them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes.

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A new Linux botnet named Evooo1Bot, built on Mirai code, is infecting internet‑exposed gateway devices and converting them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes. The malware also steals credentials, brute‑forces SSH logins, and can launch distributed denial‑of‑service attacks from the compromised devices.

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