Security News

Financial Services DDoS Attacks Tied to Reaper Botnet
2018-04-05 16:59

Recorded Future's "Insikt" threat intelligence research group has linked the Mirai variant IoTroop (aka Reaper) botnet with attacks on the Netherlands financial sector in January 2018. The...

A Mirai Botnet Postscript: Lessons Learned
2018-03-19 16:16

Threatpost's Tom Spring sits down with Flashpoint and Akamai to discuss how the two companies worked together to address the 2016 Mirai DDoS attacks.

Gozi Banking Trojan Uses "Dark Cloud" Botnet for Distribution
2018-03-07 17:09

The well-known Gozi ISFB banking Trojan recently started using the elusive "Dark Cloud" botnet for distribution, Talos warns.   read more

'DoubleDoor' IoT Botnet Uses Two Backdoor Exploits
2018-02-15 16:06

A newly discovered Internet of Things (IoT) botnet is using two exploits to ensure it can not only bypass authentication on targeted devices, but also render additional protections useless, NewSky...

IoT botnet bypasses firewalls to get to ZyXEL modems
2018-02-15 15:36

NewSky Security’s honeypots have detected a new IoT botnet in the making. The botnet was named DoubleDoor, as it leverages two distinct backdoors to get to the target: ZyXEL PK5001Z modems. The...

Romance Scams Drive Necurs Botnet Activity in Run Up to Valentine’s Day
2018-02-12 17:58

Emails try to get recipients to share revealing photos of themselves so scammers can later extort them later.

Android devices roped into new Monero-mining botnet
2018-02-07 17:15

A new Monero-mining bot sprang up a few days ago and, in just a few days, has created a botnet consisting of over 7,000 Android devices, most of which are located in China (39%) and Korea (39%)....

Crypto-mining Botnet Targets Android Devices
2018-02-05 22:21

A new crypto-mining botnet has been growing and targeting Android devices with an open ADB port, Qihoo 360's NetLab researchers reveal. read more

Accused Russian Botnet Mastermind Extradited to US
2018-02-05 19:33

Peter Levashov Allegedly Distributed Spam, Ransomware via Kelihos BotnetRussian citizen Peter Levashov, arrested last year while vacationing in Spain, appeared Friday in U.S. federal court to face...

New Monero Crypto Mining Botnet Leverages Android Debugging Tool
2018-02-05 19:15

The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.