BashliteMalware
- Gafgyt
- gayfgt
- lizkebab
- torlus
Bashlite is a malware family which infects Linux systems in order to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS). Originally it was also known under the name Bashdoor, but this term now refers to the exploit method used by the malware. It has been used to launch attacks of up to 400 Gbps.From MISP Galaxy
Last reported 10 days ago, by Cyble4 reports
ATT&CK techniques
3 techniques · each with the sentence it comes from- T1110Brute Force
“Cyble sensors also recorded active malware campaigns, phishing emails, and brute-force attacks against internet-exposed services.”
- T1014Rootkit
“… successfully logging in, the threat actors downloaded and executed ShellBot using wget or curl, and subsequently installed a user-mode rootkit, XHide, and XMRig through a downloader.”
- T1505.003Web Shell
“Across nearly every category, whether it be Web Shells, Reverse Shells, or Proof of Execution, you'll find an unmistakable spike between 150-400 bytes.”
Reports per month
last 12 monthsOctober so far (hatched). Counted by report, not by story.
What the reports say
4 reports, newest first · the exact sentence from each-
The Week in Vulnerabilities: Toptech, Lantronix, Langflow, and CISA Malcolm Flaws“CRIL also observed Hajime, Gafgyt, and Wacatac activity.”
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Statistical Report on Malware Targeting Linux SSH Servers in the Third Quarter of 2026“BruteForceAttack CoinMiner DDoS DictionaryAttack Downloader Fisieredoor Gafgyt Honeypot 통계 launcher Linux Mirai P2PInfect Preload Prometei Rootkit XHide XMRig”
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React Server Components Exploitation Consolidates as Two IPs Generate Majority of Attack Traffic“Adjacent IP addresses in the same /24 as the scanner (87.121.84.25 and 87.121.84.45) are currently serving Mirai and Gafgyt variants targeting MIPS and ARM architectures, along with exploit scripts for consumer routers and DVRs.”
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There's Payloads, And Then There's pAIloads: A Look At Selected Opportunistic (And Possibly AI-"Enhanced") React2Shell Probes and Attacks“The logic mapping specific architectures (like mipsel to mpsl) and the reliance on busybox wget are direct fingerprints of the Mirai/Gafgyt botnet families, which have been circulating for over a decade.”
Indicators in its reports
named in the reports above- hxxp://13.71.2[.]244/.x/xin 1 report
- 193.142.147[.]209in 1 report
- 87.121.84[.]24in 1 report
- 205.185.127[.]97in 1 report
- 176.65.132[.]224in 1 report
- mased[.]topin 1 report
- mercarios[.]buzzin 1 report
- bt2.radiology[.]linkin 1 report
- 87.121.84[.]25in 1 report
- 87.121.84[.]45in 1 report
- bewildered-cock-lover[.]onlinein 1 report
- hxxp://200.4.115[.]1/promocionao.phpin 1 report
- 200.4.115[.]1in 1 report
- 267b27460704e41e27d6f2591066388fin 1 report
- monta[.]appin 1 report
- 103.157.217[.]38in 1 report
- 128.199.127[.]217in 1 report
- 04f5d13f78ca2ab39a8f777885c2a474in 1 report
- 0e3d8bc69fe996dbd681c01f509e8591in 1 report
Copy these 19 indicators · defanged
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