Cyber Intelligence

New Evooo1Bot Linux botnet turns routers into traffic relay nodes

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Aug 15, 2026 14:14 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source BleepingComputer
Recorded Aug 15, 2026
Full Description

A new Mirai-based modular Linux botnet malware called Evooo1Bot has been targeting internet-facing gateway devices, turning them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes. [...]

Original Source
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-evooo1bot-linux-botnet-turns-routers-into-traffic-relay-nodes/
Event Metadata
  • ID #23922
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Aug 15, 2026
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