Mylobot: A Sophisticated Botnet Malware Targeting Computers Worldwide

Threat Level

Attack Report

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Summary

Mylobot is a Windows-targeting malware and was first discovered in 2017. It has not received much attention since then, but it is noteworthy for its ability to transform the infected system into a proxy. The number of unique infected systems per day has decreased from a peak of 250,000 in 2020 to currently observing over 50,000 unique infected systems daily.