Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - October 8, 2024

Ransomware/Malware Activity

New Gorilla Botnet Issues Over 300,000 DDOS Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new botnet family called "Gorilla Botnet" that has been particularly active through the month of September. The Botnet issued over 300,000 attack commands targeting over 100 countries, although most of the attacks were directed at the U.S., China, Canada, and Germany. Targets allegedly included universities, governments, telecommunications companies, banks, and the gaming industry. Researchers determined that the Botnet relied heavily on User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Floods as its preferred method of attack followed by ACK Bypass Flood and VSE Flood methods.