Security News

Hundreds of Thousands of Vulnerable IP Cameras Easy Target for Botnet, Researcher Says (Threatpost)
2017-03-09 21:59

A researcher claims that almost 200,000 shoddily made IP cameras could be an easy target for attackers looking to spy, brute force them or steal their credentials.

Botnets (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-01 12:53

Botnets have existed for at least a decade. As early as 2000, hackers were breaking into computers over the Internet and controlling them en masse from centralized systems. Among other things, the...

Necurs Botnet Learns New DDoS Trick (Threatpost)
2017-02-27 12:00

Researchers say Necurs malware has been updated with a module that adds SOCKS/HTTP proxy and DDOS capabilities to this malware.

Advanced Windows botnet spreads Mirai malware (Help Net Security)
2017-02-22 12:30

Kaspersky Lab experts are analyzing the first Windows-based spreader for the Mirai malware as part of a concerted effort to close down Mirai botnets in the wild. The Windows bot appears to have...

Windows Botnet Spreading Mirai Variant (Threatpost)
2017-02-21 15:51

A Windows-based botnet is spreading a Mirai variant that is also capable of spreading to Linux systems under certain conditions, Kaspersky Lab researchers said.