GeoServer Exploits, PolarEdge, and “Gayfemboy”: How Cybercriminals Are Monetizing Beyond Traditional Botnets
Cybercrime isn’t just about blasting DDoS or dropping noisy crypto miners anymore. Today’s attackers are building quiet, persistent revenue engines. They hijack bandwidth through legitimate-looking SDKs, turn everyday devices into covert relay nodes, and burrow into misconfigured databases to mint coins in the background. If that sounds like a plot twist, it is. And it’s…