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Miori IoT Botnet Targets Vulnerability in ThinkPHP
2019-01-03 20:57

A recent variant of the Mirai botnet is targeting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the ThinkPHP framework, Trend Micro security researchers warn.

Newsmaker Interview: Troy Mursch on Top Botnet Trends
2018-12-18 14:33

MikroTik, Hadoop clusters, legislation and more will mark the botnet space in 2019.

Attackers increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities to enlarge their IoT botnets
2018-12-14 07:00

Attackers looking to add IoT devices to their botnets are increasingly adding vulnerability exploitation to their attack arsenal, Netscout researchers warn. Instead on just relying on a list of...

Massive botnet chews through 20,000 WordPress sites
2018-12-10 12:45

Attackers have infected 20,000 WordPress sites by brute-forcing administrator usernames and passwords.

Hackers Using NSA Hacking Tools to Build Botnet
2018-11-30 20:15

A Quarter Million Devices Vulnerable to UPnProxy Botnet More than 270,000 Internet-connected devices run vulnerable implementations of UPnP and are susceptible to becoming part of a multi-purpose...

How to protect your business from botnets: 6 strategies
2018-11-29 17:25

Cybercriminals have recently broken records for DDoS strength. Here's how to protect your network from attacks, and prevent devices from being assimilated into botnets.

For recent big data software vulnerabilities, botnets and coin mining are just the beginning
2018-11-26 06:30

The phrase “with great power comes great responsibility” was excellent advice when Ben Parker said it to his nephew Peter, aka Spiderman. It is even more applicable to any organization using open...

Malware scum want to build a Linux botnet using Mirai
2018-11-22 10:20

Hadoop YARN is the attack vector, so lock it away Diligent hackers have decided routers and cameras aren't enough, and have reportedly crafted Mirai variants targeting Linux servers.…

Botnet pwns 100,000 routers using ancient security flaw
2018-11-12 12:53

Researchers have stumbled on another large botnet that’s been hijacking home routers while nobody was paying attention.

New Spam Botnet Likely Infected 400,000 Devices
2018-11-08 18:25

A newly discovered botnet that appears designed to send spam emails likely infected around 400,000 machines to date, 360 Netlab security researchers warn. read more