Security News

Volt Typhoon rebuilds malware botnet following FBI disruption
2024-11-12 15:49

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has begun to rebuild its "KV-Botnet" malware botnet after it was disrupted by law enforcement in January, according to researchers from...

AndroxGh0st Malware Integrates Mozi Botnet to Target IoT and Cloud Services
2024-11-08 14:02

The threat actors behind the AndroxGh0st malware are now exploiting a broader set of security flaws impacting various internet-facing applications, while also deploying the Mozi botnet malware....

IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet
2024-11-06 12:02

Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically...

Microsoft Warns of Chinese Botnet Exploiting Router Flaws for Credential Theft
2024-11-01 09:48

Microsoft has revealed that a Chinese threat actor it tracks as Storm-0940 is leveraging a botnet called Quad7 to orchestrate highly evasive password spray attacks. The tech giant has given the...

Microsoft: Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials
2024-10-31 20:03

Microsoft warns that Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet, compromised of hacked SOHO routers, to steal credentials in password-spray attacks. [...]

New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries
2024-10-07 13:52

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which...

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...