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New Evooo1Bot Linux botnet turns routers into traffic relay nodes

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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

Analysis

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

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Aug 15, 2026.

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