A novel peer-to-peer botnet called P2Pinfect targeting the Redis and SSH open source services has reportedly has experienced a dramatic 600-times increase since August 28, including a 12.3% increase in traffic over the past week. In a blog post September 20, Cado Security Labs reported P2Pinfect compromises have been observed in China, the United States, Germany, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.

Source: SC Magazine