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PoeLLM malware has assembled a sweeping botnet, taking technical cues from a poem

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More than 3,400 servers have been compromised by malware that hides its infrastructure coordinates in a poem. The post PoeLLM malware has assembled a sweeping botnet, taking technical cues from a poem appeared first on CyberScoop.

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