Security News

Mirai, Gafgyt Botnets Return to Target Infamous Apache Struts, SonicWall Flaws
2018-09-10 14:23

By implementing the "Equifax bug," it's the first known time a Mirai IoT botnet variant has targeted an Apache Struts vulnerability.

IoT Botnets Target Apache Struts, SonicWall GMS
2018-09-10 11:58

The infamous Mirai and Gafgyt Internet of Things (IoT) botnets are targeting vulnerabilities in Apache Struts and the SonicWall Global Management System (GMS), Palo Alto Networks has discovered. read more

Possible Satori botnet hacker indicted by Feds
2018-09-03 10:59

A 20 year-old man has been indicted for computer crimes by a federal court in Alaska. Evidence suggests that he could be linked to the Satori botnet that exploited a previously unknown bug in a...

Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted
2018-09-03 02:31

A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Washington was indicted last week on federal hacking charges and for allegedly operating the "Satori" botnet, a malware strain unleashed last year that infected...

Newsmaker Interview: Derek Manky on ‘Self-Organizing Botnet Swarms’
2018-08-27 18:35

Botnets fused with artificial intelligence are decentralized and self-organized systems, capable of working together toward a common goal – attacking networks.

Mirai botnet strikes again: This time it's going after a specific open source project
2018-08-23 16:01

Mirai-powered botnet targets the Internet of Things (IoT) via an open source project named Aboriginal Linux.

BlackIoT Botnet: Can Water Heaters, Washers Bring Down the Power Grid?
2018-08-15 20:38

In testing, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet of large, power-consuming appliances was used to carry out coordinated attacks on the energy grid.

A botnet of smart irrigation systems can deplete a city’s water supply
2018-08-09 14:57

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) cyber security researchers warn of a potential distributed attack against urban water services that uses a botnet of smart irrigation systems that water...

Ramnit Changes Shape with Widespread Black Botnet
2018-08-06 16:57

A massive proxy botnet is just the tip of the iceberg, a warning sign of a bigger operation in the works by the Ramnit operators.