Season 3 · Episode 89
Xwo scans for default credentials and exposed web services.
Research Saturday · N2K Networks
June 8, 201916m 38s
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Show Notes
Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have been tracking a new malware family they've named "Xwo" that's scanning systems for default credentials and vulnerable web services.
Tom Hegel is security researcher with AT&T Alien Labs, and he share their findings.
The original research is here:
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/xwo-a-python-based-bot-scanner
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