Check Point Research (CPR) encountered several attacks that are exploiting multiple vulnerabilities, including some recently discovered flaws. These ongoing attacks involve a new malware variant, called FreakOut The goal behind these attacks is to create an IRC botnet (a collection of machines infected with malware that can be controlled remotely) The FreakOut malware can then be used for malicious activities, such as launching DDoS attacks on other organizations networks, or for crypto-mining activity on infected machines, which can potentially shut down entire systems infected.”]