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Executive Summary Along with the Department of Justice and the Dutch National Police, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs team has tracked a criminal proxy network for over a year as it infected thousands of IOT and end-of-life (EoL) devices, powering a […]
“We applaud Chairman Carr’s leadership in advancing common-sense regulatory reform. Modernizing these outdated rules will allow for greater investment in critical network infrastructure, ensuring a more connected future and strengthening U.S. competitiveness in an increasingly digitally-enabled global marketplace. These steps […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are all around us these days. Just check your email inbox. AI is likely filtering out junk and spam emails while making suggestions about what entertainment you might want to consume or products […]
Executive Summary The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies has been tracking the use of a backdoor attack tailored for use against enterprise-grade Juniper routers. This backdoor is opened by a passive agent that continuously monitors for a “magic […]
Executive Summary Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs has uncovered a longstanding campaign orchestrated by the Russian-based threat actor known as “Secret Blizzard” (also referred to as Turla). This group has successfully infiltrated 33 separate command-and-control (C2) nodes used by Pakistani-based actor, […]
Executive Summary The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies has expanded the known architecture of the “ngioweb” botnet, its use as a cornerstone of the notorious criminal proxy service known as NSOCKS, and appropriation by others such as VN5Socks […]
The 2024 Formula One (F1) season has transformed into must-see TV, becoming one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory and captivating millions of fans worldwide. As a fan of the sport, I reflected on what makes F1 so […]
In a major shift, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the top investment priority for enterprises in 2024, outpacing both security and cloud deployment. A recent survey by industry analyst firm IDC, sponsored by Lumen, reveals that 73% of midsize […]
Executive Summary In mid-2023, Black Lotus Labs began an investigation into compromised routers that led to the discovery of a large, multi-tiered botnet consisting of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that we assess is likely operated by the […]
Executive Summary The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies discovered active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director servers, identified as CVE-2024-39717 and publicly announced on August 22, 2024. This vulnerability is found in Versa software-defined wide area […]
