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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
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...
The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.
A 37-year-old Russian national accused of being the mastermind behind the notorious Kelihos botnet has been extradited from Spain to the United States. read more
A GTA hosting site is offering powerful DDoS attacks for $20 a pop, researchers say.
A new botnet is recruiting Internet of Things (IoT) devices by exploiting two vulnerabilities already popular among IoT botnets, Radware has discovered. read more
Focused on mining Monero crypto-currency, a new botnet has managed to ensnare over half a million machines to date, Proofpoint reports. read more
Researchers say Smominru threat actors are in control of 500,000 node botnet and earning $8,500 daily mining for Monero cryptocurrency.
Lizard Squad and Mirai, which are responsible for a series of notorious distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, are connected to one another, a recent ZingBox report reveals. read more
An Internet of Things (IoT) botnet featuring a worm-like spreading mechanism managed to ensnare over 20,000 devices over the course of several days, Bitdefender reports. read more