Security News > 2017 > May > Bondnet botnet goes after vulnerable Windows servers (Help Net Security)
2017-05-04 22:54
A botnet consisting of some 2,000 compromised servers has been mining cryptocurrency for its master for several months now, “earning” him around $1,000 per day. GuardiCore researchers first spotted it in December 2016, and have been mapping it out and following its evolution since then. The’ve dubbed it Bondnet, after the handle its herder uses online (“Bond007.01”). Compromised Windows servers serve different functions Bondnet’s main reason of being is the mining of cryptocurrencies: primarily Monero, … More →
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