New Pumabot Botnet Brute-Forces SSH Credentials to Hijack IoT Devices

New Pumabot Botnet Brute-Forces SSH Credentials to Hijack IoT Devices

In today’s connected world, IoT devices are becoming increasingly common, powering everything from home automation to industrial systems. However, this rapid growth has also expanded the attack surface for cybercriminals. A recent discovery of the Pumabot botnet demonstrates how attackers are exploiting weak security, particularly poor SSH credential management, to breach and control vulnerable devices. For detailed best practices, it is critica…