Last week, Google announced that it had partially disrupted the operations of a massive botnet—a gargantuan network of over one million malware-infected Windows computers. In the world of ...

JDY grew from 650 to 1,500+ devices after KV-botnet's takedown, enabling rapid reconnaissance and vulnerability targeting.

Since May 2018, a malware botnet has been launching brute-force attacks against Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) databases to take over admin accounts and then install cryptocurrency mining scripts on the ...

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterpart Five Eyes agencies have accused a China-based company acting as a front for the state of running a massive botnet comprising over 250 ...

A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet called C0XMO is targeting DD-WRT router firmware and can move to other device types with ...

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A Russian script kiddie using little more than publicly available malware tools and exploits targeting weak credentials and configurations has assembled a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet ...

Threat analysts have spotted a new variant of the BotenaGo botnet malware, and it’s the stealthiest seen so far, running undetected by any anti-virus engine. BotenaGo is a relatively new malware ...

Here's an idea: set up a standard for devices not intended for unsecured direct internet connection so that they refuse to proceed if they detect they are on the open internet. That doesn't solve the ...

Botnets are a growing threat, but there are six steps that security professionals can take to fight back. Web-filtering services are one of the best ways to fight bots. These services scan for Web ...