Botnet

Hackers often target the routers to take charge of network traffic, get hold of sensitive data, and attack attached devices. When a router is hacked, it can create a botnet for major cyber-attacks or send users to harmful websites while...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the dismantling of the 911 S5 botnet, a massive network of compromised computers used for various illegal activities. The operation carried out in cooperation with international law enforcement agencies, resulted in the apprehension...

First identified in 2020, Sysrv is a botnet that uses a Golang worm to infect devices and deploy cryptominers, propagates by exploiting network vulnerabilities, and has been continuously updated with new techniques by its operators.  Researchers have documented these advancements...

A new botnet named "COVID BOTNET" is being advertised on the dark web, claiming to target NATO servers and the broader Western digital infrastructure. The creators of this botnet are boasting about its ability to bypass anti-DDoS (Distributed Denial...

In a decisive action, the U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has disrupted a cyber operation by Chinese state-sponsored hackers.  This operation, codenamed Volt Typhoon, targeted American critical infrastructure using a vast network of compromised routers. Hundreds of small office/home office...

In the labyrinth of cyber threats that define the digital landscape, 2023 has witnessed the resurgence of a particularly pernicious foe — malicious advertisements, colloquially known as "malvertising."  This nefarious stratagem has set its sights on businesses, executing a sophisticated...

Attackers are exploiting the recently discovered critical security vulnerability tracked as (CVE-2023-46604) affecting Apache ActiveMQ to disseminate the Golang-based botnet GoTitan and the.NET application "PrCtrl Rat," which has the ability to be remotely controlled. Any Operating System using Apache Active...

The Mirai botnet is a malicious network of infected computers, routers, and IoT devices harnessed by cybercriminals to launch large-scale DDoS attacks.  The destructiveness of Mirai lies in its ability to compromise and control a multitude of connected devices that...

The FBI has achieved a remarkable feat in the fight against cybercrime, dismantling the infamous IPStorm botnet network that infected tens of thousands of devices across various platforms worldwide.  The brains behind this criminal operation, Sergei Makinin, a dual citizen...

As of August 2023, one of the most notorious IoT Botnets called “Mozi” vanished from their activities. Mozi Botnet had been exploiting hundreds of thousands of IoT devices. In the year 2023, a strange phenomenon occurred where a certain...