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GoBruteforcer Botnet Targets Crypto Project Databases by Exploiting Weak Credentials

GoBruteforcer malware uses weak passwords and exposed services to build a botnet targeting crypto projects, Linux servers, and databases.

A new wave of GoBruteforcer attacks has targeted databases of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects to co-opt them into a botnet that’s capable of brute-forcing user passwords for services such as FTP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and phpMyAdmin on Linux serv… [4732 chars]

Source: The Hacker News | Published: 2026-01-12T10:48:00Z

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