You might have heard of “botnets.” The term typically describes a huge network of hijacked computers-most of which belong to ordinary people-under the control of a hacker, who uses them to attack ...

Botnets are networks of infected devices used in cybercriminal activities. Cybercriminals use botnets for DDoS attacks, sending spam, and more. Prevent PC infection by installing antivirus, monitoring ...

Some of the most powerful DDoS attacks ever detected have been revealed by cybersecurity company StormWall. This specific botnet, which enabled DDoS attacks of up to 2TB/s, sets a new record over the ...

As artificial intelligence makes its way into everything from search engines to smart fridges, cybercriminals are capitalizing on the same tech to supercharge their attacks. Botnets, once seen as ...

SystemBC botnet hijacks VPS servers, making up 80% of its active proxy nodes Infected VPS machines relay traffic for phishing, brute-force, and ransomware operations Bots generate high-volume traffic ...

The Mirai botnet wreaked havoc on the internet in late 2016. Last year, the botnet known as Mirai recruited unsecured IoT devices, marshalling them into a thousands-strong DDoS attack that led to ...

The cryptocurrency boom is seeing cyber-criminals take advantage. Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum and Monero are growing rapidly in popularity, as the public interest in the area continues ...

In fact, CISA recently added three TP-LINK flaws to KEV, CyberInsider reported, including CVE-2023-50224 (an authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability), and CVE-2020-24363 (a factory reset and ...

The campaign detailed in the report, dubbed “ShadowV2,” is a Python-based command-and-control framework hosted on GitHub ...