Oh, *Wonderful*. Another Botnet.

Right, so some script kiddie decided to cobble together a botnet called RondoDox – because subtlety is clearly overrated. What’s it doing? Exploiting known vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. Known vulnerabilities, people! Like, the ones that have patches available. Honestly, you’d think they could at least find a zero-day if you’re going to bother.

Apparently, this thing uses a bunch of different exploits – it’s what they call an “exploit shotgun,” meaning they just throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. It’s not exactly sophisticated; it’s more like a toddler with a box of LEGOs trying to build a spaceship. They’re using compromised credentials (shocking, I know) and then leveraging those Edge holes for… well, typical botnet stuff: data theft, malware delivery, the usual garbage.

The really infuriating part? It’s been running under the radar for a while, mostly targeting smaller businesses. Because of course it is. Why bother with the big guys when you can prey on people who probably don’t have dedicated security teams? It uses legitimate tools like PowerShell and Impacket to move laterally once inside a network. Like using a screwdriver to break into a safe – technically works, but still incredibly lazy.

Fix your shit, patch your browsers, use strong passwords, and for the love of all that is holy, *monitor your networks*. Is that too much to ask? Apparently it is. This whole thing just proves 90% of breaches are avoidable if people weren’t so damn negligent.

Source: RondoDox Botnet: an ‘Exploit Shotgun’ for Edge Vulns

And a story for ya…

I once had to clean up after a user who thought their password was “password”. Seriously. *Password*. Then they were surprised when their account got compromised and the entire network went down. Some people just ask for trouble, I swear. It’s like watching a slow-motion disaster unfold, and you’re powerless to stop it because they refuse to listen. Makes me want to pull my virtual hair out.

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