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The mission of Black Lotus Labs is to leverage our network visibility to help protect customers and keep the internet clean.




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Alina Point of Sale Malware Still Lurking in DNS

As we’ve previously written, adversaries continue to ramp up DNS-based attacks to support a […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On July 1, 2020

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New Mozi malware family quietly amasses IoT bots

Summary The explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has long served as a […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On April 13, 2020

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Ismdoor Malware Continues to Make use of DNS Tunneling

Despite the ubiquity of DNS, too many security teams today do not adequately prioritize […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On September 5, 2019

Emotet Illuminated: Mapping a Tiered Botnet Using Global Network Forensics

Over the past several years, Emotet has established itself as a pervasive and continually […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On June 17, 2019

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Casting light on the Necurs shadow

Introduction The Necurs botnet has a well-known and sordid history of criminal endeavors. Today, […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On February 28, 2019

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A New Phase of TheMoon

Over the past year, CenturyLink Threat Research Labs has been tracking an IoT botnet […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On January 31, 2019

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Mylobot Continues Global Infections

CenturyLink Threat Research Labs has been tracking the Mylobot botnet, a sophisticated malware family […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On November 15, 2018

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The Resilient Satori Botnet

The Mirai malware began its life as a weapon in turf wars between feuding […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On October 27, 2018

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How the Grinch Stole IoT

Level 3 Threat Research Labs has previously reported on a family of malware that exploits Internet […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On October 19, 2016

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Shadow Brokers Hit the Light of Day

Introduction On August 13, a previously unknown organization named the “Shadow Brokers” released files […]

Black Lotus Labs Posted On September 8, 2016

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