A new Python-based bot scanner is snaking its way through Internet resources, seeking out exposed Web services and default passwords on critical network resources. The information grab doesn’t yet appear to be weaponized, but researchers believe it’s forboding for administrators of misconfigured databases and servers. Researchers believe attackers are using it as step one in a “advancing capability” that could do a lot of harm to networks worldwide. The malware looks to have some relation to malware families Xbash and MongoLock.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/python-based-bot-scanner-gorging-on-recon-intel