Security News

Viking Horde botnet malware lurks on Google Play (Help Net Security)
2016-05-10 16:40

Five apps on Google Play carry Viking Horde, a new malware family that ropes Android devices into an ad-clicking botnet, but can also make them send out spam, send SMS messages to premium-rate...

New Android malware poses as popular game, but enlists phones into botnet (ZDNet)
2016-05-09 23:34

This unusual botnet targets scientists, engineers, and academics (ZDNet)
2016-05-09 11:49

Jaku Botnet: Active Operation With Possible Links to Darkhotel APT Group (SecurityWeek)
2016-05-06 17:19

Dridex botnet hacked, delivers dummy file (Help Net Security)
2016-05-05 20:25

Someone is toying with the Dridex botmasters. The botnet, or at least one or more of its subnets that are sending out spam email delivering Locky ransomware, has been compromised again, and has...

Jaku botnet hides targeted attacks within generic botnet noise (Help Net Security)
2016-05-05 18:33

Botnets are usually created by cyber criminals that use them to launch DDoS attacks, deliver spam, effect click fraud. The recently discovered Jaku botnet can effectively do all those things, if...

Jaku botnet runs targeted attack behind sandstorm of routine malfeasance (The Register)
2016-05-05 04:34

Researchers help shut down spam botnet that enslaved 4,000 Linux machines (ArsTechnica)
2016-04-09 16:31

Authorities Disrupt Mumblehard Linux Botnet (SecurityWeek)
2016-04-08 13:31

Mumblehard spam-spewing botnet floored (The Register)
2016-04-07 19:16