FortiGuard exposed ShadowV2, a new Mirai botnet variant that launched an IoT test attack specifically during a global AWS outage. The XOR-encoded malware targets routers and uses a hardcoded fallback C2 for resilience.
ShadowV2
A new DDoS-as-a-service botnet, ShadowV2, uses GitHub CodeSpaces and Docker to mimic legitimate cloud apps, bypassing traditional defenses and enabling powerful attacks.