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Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020
2019-11-26 06:00

The Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE), a partnership between global technology, communications, and internet companies supported by USTelecom—The Broadband Association and the Consumer...

Linux Webmin Servers Under Attack by Roboto P2P Botnet
2019-11-21 16:43

A newly-discovered peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been found targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in Linux Webmin servers.

Iranian APT33 Hackers Use Special Botnets for High-Value Targets in U.S.
2019-11-14 15:14

An Iran-linked cyberespionage group tracked as APT33 has used obfuscated botnets as part of attacks aimed at high-value targets located in the United States, the Middle East and Asia, Trend Micro...

APT33 Mounts Focused, Highly Targeted Botnet Attacks Against U.S. Victims
2019-11-14 14:22

The APT is using small botnets to take espionage aim at military and academic organizations.

The nastiest ransomware, phishing and botnets of 2019
2019-10-30 06:30

Webroot released its annual Nastiest Malware list, shedding light on 2019’s worst cybersecurity threats. From ransomware strains and cryptomining campaigns that delivered the most attack payloads...

Phorpiex Botnet Shifts Gears From Ransomware to Sextortion
2019-10-17 20:17

A decade-old botnet is using infected computers to send out sextortion emails, in a wide-scale campaign with the potential to reach millions of victims.

Phorpiex Botnet Behind Large-Scale 'Sextortion' Campaign
2019-10-17 18:03

Scammers Made Over $110,000 in Five Month, Researchers SayScammers are using the notorious Phorpiex botnet as part of an ongoing "sextortion" scheme, according to Check Point researchers. At one...

Phorpiex Botnet Sending Out Millions of Sextortion Emails Using Hacked Computers
2019-10-16 13:19

A decade-old botnet malware that currently controls over 450,000 computers worldwide has recently shifted its operations from infecting machines with ransomware or crypto miners to abusing them...

Report: Android Banking Botnet Targeted Russians
2019-10-07 13:48

Researchers Discovered Geost Botnet After Attackers Made Operational Security MistakesA large-scale banking botnet has targeted approximately 800,000 Android devices belonging to Russian citizens...

Huygens if true: Dutch police break up bulletproof hosting outfit and kill Mirai botnet
2019-10-03 06:00

Cops also Cruyff cloggy couple Dutch police said in a translated news release that they have busted a local 'bulletproof' server hosting operation in a major takedown that also nabbed a pair of...