Security News

Virus Bulletin 2019: Geost Android Botnet Goes After Millions of Euros
2019-10-02 17:22

Bad OpSec led to the botnet's discovery -- revealing 800,000 victims in Russia.

MasterMana Botnet targets business users with sophisticated phishing attacks
2019-10-02 14:37

A new botnet known as MasterMana shows a high level of sophistication with a low cost to execute, according a report from cybersecurity firm Prevailion.

Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany
2019-10-01 16:33

A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors...

New 'Gucci' IoT Botnet Targets Europe
2019-09-30 12:10

Security researchers with SecNiche Security Labs have discovered a new piece of malware that attempts to ensnare Internet of Things (IoT) devices in Europe into a distributed denial-of-service...

Emotet Botnet Now Using Snowden's Memoir as a Lure
2019-09-24 18:33

Attackers Sending Emails Promising Copy of 'Permanent Record'A week after the Emotet botnet crept back to life, the attackers behind it are already trying a new way to ensnare victims - using...

Cryptoming Botnet Smominru Returns With a Vengeance
2019-09-19 14:03

Researchers: New Campaign Spreading WorldwideThe crypotmining botnet Smominru, which has been around since at least 2017, has resurfaced with a new campaign that has infected 90,000 devices...

Smominru Botnet Infects Thousands of Hosts Daily
2019-09-19 06:38

The Smominru botnet continues to spread at a fast pace, infecting around 4,700 new hosts daily during the month of August, Guardicore Labs reports. read more

IRS Emails Promise a Refund But Deliver Botnet Recruitment
2019-09-18 20:59

The fake emails direct victims to log into a bogus IRS site.

Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month
2019-09-18 13:04

Insecure Internet-connected devices have aided different types of cybercrime for years, most common being DDoS and spam campaigns. But cybercriminals have now shifted toward a profitable scheme...

Researchers: Emotet Botnet Is Active Again
2019-09-17 21:33

New Surge in Activity Spotted After Four-Month AbsenceEmotet, one of the most powerful malware-spreading botnets, is active again after a four-month absence, according to several security...