TF-MAL-py.brickerbot
📛 Threat Title
Malware family: BrickerBot
Description
ThreatFox malware family `py.brickerbot`. Printable name: BrickerBot.
Indicators of Compromise (1)
Each indicator is enriched from the IOC database, threat-intel feed corroboration (Threat Hunt) and VirusTotal. Click one to expand.
domain
py.brickerbot
VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Too Many Requests for domains/py.brickerbot
IOC database
- Type
- domain
- Value
py.brickerbot- First seen
- Last seen
- Attached to this threat
- Appears in
- 1 threat
- Description
- Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-py.brickerbot
Threat Hunt — feed corroboration
Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.
Details From VirusTotal
VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Too Many Requests for domains/py.brickerbot
References (1)
- ThreatFox: IOCs for this family ThreatFox Malwares
Remediations (10)
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web:androidexperto.com
WormGPT-style clones are again drawing attention after allegations that malicious operators used prompt jailbreaks to manipulate AI systems built on or connected to Grok and Mixtral- family models. The reported activity reflects a growing abuse pattern: attackers do not always need to compromise model infrastructure directly when they can pressure, disguise, or reframe prompts in ways that push ...
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web:en.wikipedia.org
The BrickerBot family of malware was first discovered by Radware on April 20, 2017, when BrickerBot attacked their honeypot 1,895 times over four days. BrickerBot's method of attack was to brute-force the telnet password, then run commands using BusyBox to corrupt MMC and MTD storage, delete all files, and disconnect the device from the Internet.
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web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de
Details for the BrickerBot malware family including references, samples and yara signatures.
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web:postquantum.com
BrickerBot botnets were the "permanent denial-of-service botnet" looking for insecure IoT devices such as those with telnet-based interface exposed and with default passwords and then attempting to take the devices out before they could be enslaved by Mirai and similar malicious botnets. The operator of BrickerBot claimed to have impacted more than 2 million devices. …
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web:www.anavem.com
KB890830 delivers the March 2026 update for Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), adding detection and removal capabilities for 47 new malware families including advanced ransomware variants and AI-powered threats targeting Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems.
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web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
The author of the BrickerBot malware has announced his retirement in an email to Bleeping Computer, also claiming to have bricked over 10 million devices since he started the "Internet ...
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web:www.cisa.gov
This updated alert is a follow-up to the original alert titled ICS-ALERT-17-102-01A BrickerBot Permanent Denial-of-Service Attack that was published April 12, 2017, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. ICS-CERT is aware of open-source reports of " BrickerBot " attacks, which exploit hard-coded passwords in IoT devices in order to cause a permanent denial of service (PDoS). This family of botnets ...
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web:www.marketscreener.com
"We coined it 'BrickerBot' because instead of enslaving IoT devices, like Mirai does, it attempts to destroy or 'brick' them," said Pascal Geenens, Security Evangelist for EMEA Region for Radware and the researcher that discovered the malware . "Most consumers of such devices might never know they were the victim of malware .
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web:www.securityweek.com
Malware & Threats ICS-CERT Warns of BrickerBot's IoT Device Damaging Capabilities The Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued an alert on BrickerBot , a piece of malware designed to permanently disable Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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web:www.yanivhoffman.com
BrickerBot is gone, but the message it sent is louder than ever. If you leave your devices exposed, the consequences can be immediate and devastating — whether from hackers, malware , or vigilantes. Today, with billions more IoT devices online — from smart locks to baby monitors — the stakes are even higher.
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