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Duo Security has created open source tools and disclosed techniques that can be useful in identifying automated Twitter accounts, which are often used for malicious purposes. read more
The United States was the top region by number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet command and control (C&C) servers in Q2 2018, Kaspersky Lab reports.
The infamous Hide ‘N Seek botnet is now targeting vulnerabilities in home automation solutions, network security firm Fortinet says. read more
A wave of attacks is targeting Android devices with port 5555 open, likely in an attempt to ensnare them into a botnet, Trend Micro warns. read more
Last month, the US Department of Commerce released a report on the threat of botnets and what to do about it. I note that it explicitly said that the IoT makes the threat worse, and that the...
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A new botnet from the Dark Web displays a never-before-seen level of complexity in terms of the sheer breadth of its various tools.
It could happen, warns researcher BSides Tel Aviv Blockchain technologies might be abused to create a takedown-resistant infrastructure for botnets.…
On May 25, the FBI asked us all to reboot our routers. The story behind this request is one of sophisticated malware and unsophisticated home-network security, and it's a harbinger of the sorts of...