ViciousTrap Uses Cisco Flaw to Build Global Honeypot from 5,300 Compromised Devices
ViciousTrap Uses Cisco Flaw to Build Global Honeypot from 5,300 Compromised Devices
23 May 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that a threat actor codenamed ViciousTrap has compromised nearly 5,300 unique network edge devices across 84 countries and turned them into a honeypot-like network.
The threat actor has been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers (CVE-2023-20118) to corral them into