FICORA and Kaiten Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Vulnerabilities for Global Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers warn of a surge in malicious activity involving two botnets, FICORA and CAPSAICIN, exploiting vulnerabilities in D-Link routers. FICORA, a Mirai variant, targets globally, while CAPSAICIN, a Kaiten variant, primarily targets East Asian territories. Both botnets utilize hard-coded lists of usernames and passwords for brute-force attacks and possess DDoS capabilities.