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The WatchBog cryptocurrency-mining botnet is heavily reliant on the Pastebin website for command and control (C&C) operations, Cisco Talos’ security researchers reveal. read more
He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.
One down, two to go The script kiddie at the center of the Satori botnet case has pleaded guilty.…
Botnet Used to Wage Massive DDoS Attacks Was Also Sold to Others, Prosecutors SayKenneth Currin Schuchman, 21, who authorities charged with co-creating the massive Satori botnet that was used to...
A 21-year-old man from Vancouver, Wash. has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the "Satori" botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT)...
Production systems aren't supposed to have the ADB turned on, but some set-top boxes do.
Security Researchers Spot Active Command-and-Control ServersAfter two months of inactivity, the notorious Emotet botnet is poised to start delivering malicious code again; active...
After infecting Fiberhome routers, its sole purpose seems to be setting up SOCKS5 proxies.
Researchers at Imperva Say Incident Mimicked Mirai-Style DDoS AttackA massive botnet attack earlier this year utilized more than 400,000 connected devices over the course of 13 days, according to...
A Mirai-based botnet has recently launched a massive, 13-day long distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on a single online service, Imperva reveals. read more