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UK Construction Firm Hit by Prometei Botnet Hiding in Windows Server

  • Deeba Ahmed--HackRead
  • published date: 2026-02-08 16:42:52 UTC

Cybersecurity firm eSentire's TRU break down the Russian Prometei botnet attack on a UK firm, detailing its TOR usage, password theft and decoy tactics.

In January 2026, a UK construction firm discovered a digital “tenant from hell” hiding on its Windows Server. Security experts from the eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) identified the intruder as … [+2512 chars]