Malware

JenX

JenX is a Mirai botnet variant associated with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) activity. The provided content references JenX as one of multiple DDoS botnets and notes that it has used scanning for port 52869, associated with the Realtek SDK miniigd daemon, as an exploitation approach also seen in Satori. The content also states that exposed OSGeo GeoServer instances vulnerable to CVE-2024-36401 were used to deliver a Mirai variant dubbed JenX. No additional high-confidence details on JenX’s operators, persistence mechanisms, specific targets, or indicators of compromise are provided in the source content beyond its use as botnet malware and its association with GeoServer exploitation and Realtek-related targeting behavior.

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T1046Network Service DiscoveryEvidence1

Masjesu also boasts of self-propagating capabilities, allowing it to probe random IP addresses for open ports... One notable addition to the list of exploitation targets is Realtek routers, which is carried out by scanning for 52869...

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Recent activity

2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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the hacker newsNews

Apr 8, 2026

Masjesu Botnet Emerges as DDoS-for-Hire Service Targeting Global IoT Devices

A named DDoS botnet referenced as having previously used the same Realtek router targeting approach.

the hacker newsNews

Sep 6, 2024

GeoServer Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers to Deliver Backdoors and Botnet Malware

Mirai botnet variant delivered via exploitation of GeoServer (CVE-2024-36401).

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