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Kimwolf and Aisuru linked as a shared botnet operator ecosystem

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XLab tied Kimwolf and Aisuru to a shared operator set after confirming both strains were distributed from 93.95.112[.]59 on December 8, 2025. The overlap, suspected since October 2025, supports a single botnet ecosystem used for DDoS and residential proxy abuse. A later deep dive on December 17, 2025 said Kimwolf infected more than two million devices through compromised Android TV streaming boxes and was also used for credential-stuffing and takedown resistance via ENS records.

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Timeline

  1. 17.12.2025 02:00 2 articles · 7mo ago

    Kimwolf and Aisuru shared operators confirmed on December 8, 2025

    Attribution Update

    XLab confirmed that Kimwolf and Aisuru were being distributed by the same Internet address at 93.95.112[.]59, resolving suspicions that had existed since October 2025 and supporting the assessment that both botnet strains shared operators and infrastructure.

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  2. 17.12.2025 02:00 1 articles · 7mo ago

    XLab deep dive documents shared Kimwolf and Aisuru infrastructure on December 17, 2025

    Technical Analysis Update

    XLab published a deep dive on Kimwolf describing definitive evidence that the same cybercriminal actors and infrastructure were used to deploy both Kimwolf and the earlier Aisuru botnet, tying the ecosystem to DDoS attacks and residential proxy abuse.

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