Security News Hide ‘N Seek Botnet Targets Smart Homes

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The infamous Hide ‘N Seek botnet is now targeting vulnerabilities in home automation solutions, network security firm Fortinet says.

First observed in January this year, the botnet originally targeted home routers and IP cameras, and had a decentralized, peer-to-peer architecture. By May, the malware had infected over 90,000 unique devices and was targeting far more device types and architectures.

Earlier this month, Qihoo 360's NetLab researchers revealed that the malware also included exploits for AVTECH webcams and Cisco Linksys routers, along with support for OrientDB and CouchDB database servers.

Fortinet new reports that the latest version of the malware has a configuration made up of 110 entries and 9 exploits. More importantly, Fortinet's security researchers reveal, Hide ‘N Seek has added an exploit for a HomeMatic Zentrale CCU2 remote code execution vulnerability.