Botnet operators use the source code of IoT malware that previously leaked online in past years as a wireframe for the delivery of random exploits they've copied from ExploitDB.

Botnet code is often hidden using “crypters,” specialized tools such as the “God of War Crypter,” to hide malware through encryption.

The code, which uses JavaScript to turn any Web browser into a hacker's tool, was created as a demonstration of how JavaScript can be used to dodge security measures ...

Security researchers are urging businesses to ensure they are prepared for large-scale DDoS attacks following the online publication of code to exploit a vulnerability in Huawei HG532 routers.

The BotenaGo botnet source code has been leaked to GitHub. In a Wednesday report, AT&T Alien Labs – which first discovered the difficult-to-detect malware in November 2021 – said it expects ...

A hacker has released the working code for a Huawei router exploit used by the Satori botnet over the holiday season as a freebie for cyberattackers seeking to target Huawei devices or bolster ...

A fast-typing attendee at last month's ShmooCon spotted a URL during a presentation for code that could be used to turn a Web browser into an unwitting hacker's tool. In a burst of enthusiasm, he ...

Botnet malware: What it is and how to fight it Malware or malicious computer code has been around in some form or other for over 40 years, but the use of malware to take control of a group of ...

FortiGuard Labs has released a report detailing how the Moobot botnet is leveraging a known remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Hikvision products (CVE-2021-36260) to spread a Moobot ...

Researchers at Incapsula have discovered code that turned about 900 Linux-based CCTV cameras into a botnet, which promptly bombarded an unnamed "large cloud service" that serves millions of people.