Security News

New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet
2024-10-01 05:12

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join a malicious Docker Swarm controlled by the...

FBI Shuts Down Chinese Botnet
2024-09-19 15:40

The FBI has shut down a botnet run by Chinese hackers: The botnet malware infected a number of different types of internet-connected devices around the world, including home routers, cameras,...

FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet
2024-09-19 11:15

A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed...

FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds
2024-09-18 21:06

Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks China-backed spies are said to have tore down their own 260,000-device botnet after the FBI and its international...

New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide
2024-09-18 16:00

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are likely operated by a Chinese nation-state threat...

Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware
2024-09-18 16:00

The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called "Raptor Train" that infected over 260,000 networking devices to target critical infrastructure in the US and in...

Quad7 Botnet Expands to Target SOHO Routers and VPN Appliances
2024-09-11 16:20

The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several brands of SOHO routers and VPN appliances by leveraging a combination of both known and unknown security...

Quad7 botnet targets more SOHO and VPN routers, media servers
2024-09-09 21:30

The Quad7 botnet is expanding its targeting scope with the addition of new clusters and custom implants that now also target Zyxel VPN appliances and Ruckus wireless routers. [...]

GeoServer Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers to Deliver Backdoors and Botnet Malware
2024-09-06 15:14

A recently disclosed security flaw in OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools has been exploited as part of multiple campaigns to deliver cryptocurrency miners, botnet malware such as Condi and JenX, and a known...

Check your IP cameras: There's a new Mirai botnet on the rise
2024-08-31 18:22

Also, US offering $2.5M for Belarusian hacker, Backpage kingpins jailed, additional MOVEit victims, and more in brief A series of IP cameras still used all over the world, despite being well past...