{"id":195762,"date":"2026-03-14T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/hijacked-devices-now-key-weapon-in-global-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T05:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:25:09","slug":"hijacked-devices-now-key-weapon-in-global-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/hijacked-devices-now-key-weapon-in-global-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijacked devices now key weapon in global attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1395642-cybersecurity-alert-hijacked-devices-now-key-weapon-in-global-attacks\">Hijacked devices now key weapon in global attacks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1395642-cybersecurity-alert-hijacked-devices-now-key-weapon-in-global-attacks\">https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1395642-cybersecurity-alert-hijacked-devices-now-key-weapon-in-global-attacks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-14 04:59:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.thenews.com.pk\">www.thenews.com.pk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity alert: Hijacked devices now key weapon in global attacks<br \/>\nSecurity researchers have raised alarm over a sophisticated new malware operation called KadNap, which has silently compromised over 14,000 devices globally.<br \/>\nThis KadNap botnet creates a formidable challenge for defenders, as its architecture makes the resulting cyberattacks nearly impossible to thwart and block through traditional methods. <\/p>\n<p>According to a new report shared by the cybersecurity firm Lumen, the malware uses a decentralised peer-to-peer system to avoid network detection.<br \/>\nBy seizing control of the home and small-businesses networking hubs, criminals can use them as \u201cmiddlemen\u201d to disguise and route malicious traffic, masking the true source and making it difficult to detect.<br \/>\nKadNap devices talk directly to one another. This decentralized approach allows the network to hide in plain sight and avoid detection by standard security monitoring tools.<br \/>\n\u201cAs modern society increasingly relies on internet-exposed Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the opportunities for malicious actors to exploit vulnerabilities continue to abound,\u201d Lumen\u2019s report stated.<br \/>\n\u201cThreat actors are building large-scale botnets specifically designed to hijack devices in this growing pool of targets, using them to route traffic and evade detection by network security systems.\u201d<br \/>\nKadNap monetizes its botnet via the Doppelganger platform. The buyers utilize these compromised devices to execute high-volume brute-force attacks and precision-engineered cyber exploits.<br \/>\nKadNap botnets have targeted people mostly across the US. 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