Still, the bot poses some risk. "[Symantec] honeypots are currently being attacked on an ongoing basis," said Symantec in a new alert sent to customers late Thursday. Symantec also reported that it's watching another attack exploiting the MS06-040 vulnerability, but has little information to share.
"This program has also been successfully compromising numerous honeypots, often ones already infected with Wargbot," Symantec said. "This bot makes use of a different payload, which immediately downloads and executes a file (lol.exe)." The malware downloaded to the infected PC may be a form of spyware, Symantec said.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
