Security researchers are warning about RondoDox, a noisy new botnet targeting dozens of vulnerabilities in more than 30 ...

DVRs, CCTV systems, web servers … time to run for cover A new RondoDox botnet campaign uses an "exploit shotgun" - fire at ...

There is a new kid in town in the world of botnets – isn’t there always? A heavyweight spamming botnet known as Festi has only been tracked by researchers with Message Labs Intelligence since August, ...

The botnet packs over 50 exploits targeting unpatched routers, DVRs, NVRs, CCTV systems, servers, and other network devices.

WASHINGTON – More than 1 million computers – possibly yours, too – are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users’ personal information, the FBI ...

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 ...

The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly surprising when one considers just how easy it is for the bad guys to hijack computers without tipping off the users. Slideshow: 10 of the Worst ...

A global law enforcement operation this week took down and dismantled the notorious Qakbot botnet, touted as the largest U.S.-led financial and technical disruption of a botnet infrastructure. Qakbot ...

Malware writers are increasingly considering the Tor anonymity network as an option for hiding the real location of their command-and-control (C&C) servers, according to researchers from security firm ...

The record-breaking DDoS against Cloudflare reached 22.2Tbps, about double the intensity of an earlier attack this month. The ...

The “Qakbot” botnet, a network of infected computers used by hackers to attack governments and businesses around the world, has been dismantled and destroyed. So claims United States Federal Bureau of ...