Security News > 2019 > June > Botnets shift from Windows towards Linux and IoT platforms
2019-06-20 05:00
Botnets in 2018 continued to use DDoS as their primary weapon to attack high-speed networks, according to NSFOCUS. Continuous monitoring and research of botnets discovered significant changes taking place in the coding of malware used to create bots, operations, and maintenance of botnets and IP Chain-Gangs. Throughout 2018, NSFOCUS developed profiles on 82 IP Chain-Gangs, groups of bots from multiple botnets acting in concert during specific cyber-attack campaigns. Understanding botnets in general and IP Chain-Gangs, … More → The post Botnets shift from Windows towards Linux and IoT platforms appeared first on Help Net Security.
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