Time and again, hackers infect other people’s computers as well as routers or other network devices in order to misuse them for their botnet. What’s a botnet, you ask? Simply put, it’s a collection of ...

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For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently requested ...

The world’s largest and most disruptive botnet is now drawing a majority of its firepower from compromised Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices hosted on U.S. Internet providers like AT&T, Comcast and ...

In 2024 alone, botnets accounted for 29% of all observed malware, reclaiming their spot at the top of the cyberthreat landscape, according to ForeScout Technologies Inc.’s latest analysis of 900 ...

Researchers have stumbled upon a massive MAGA botnet of hundreds of accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform and right-wing echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter. As NBC News reports, the accounts use ...

A hot potato: The resurgence of BadBox 2.0 poses new risks that consumers should be aware of. As unregulated, low-cost IoT devices become increasingly common in households around the world, it's ...

The FBI issued a public warning last week about a massive cybercrime operation exploiting everyday internet-connected devices. The botnet, dubbed BADBOX 2.0, has quietly infiltrated millions of TV ...

A joint international law enforcement action shut down two services accused of providing a botnet of hacked internet-connected devices, including routers, to cybercriminals. U.S. prosecutors also ...

A newly discovered network botnet comprising an estimated 30,000 webcams and video recorders—with the largest concentration in the US—has been delivering what is likely to be the biggest ...

In brief: Don't look now, but your video recorder might be part of a massive botnet pulling off record-breaking sustained DDoS attacks. The network involves compromised Shenzhen webcams and DVRs. The ...

A new botnet malware named 'Eleven11bot' has infected over 86,000 IoT devices, primarily security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs), to conduct DDoS attacks. The botnet, which is loosely ...