botnet

Spambot aims at targets WordPress sites in World Cup-Themed spam scam

Imperva observed a spambot targeting WordPress sites aimed at tricking victims into clicking on links to sites offering betting services on…

7 years ago

HNS Botnet evolves and targets cross-platform database solutions

The HNS IoT botnet (Hide and Seek) originally discovered by BitDefender in January evolves and now targets cross-platform database solutions. Do…

7 years ago

Building a malware distribution network is too easy with Kardon Loader

Researchers at Netscout Arbor have discovered a malware downloader advertised on underground forums as a paid open beta product, its name is Kardon Loader.…

7 years ago

Satori botnet is back again, experts observed a surge in port scan activity associated with it

This week, security experts observed a surge in port 8000 scan activity, researchers at  Qihoo 360 Netlab determined that the…

7 years ago

Researcher found 43 Million email addresses leaked by the Trik spam botnet

A security researcher from Vertek Corporation reported to Bleeping Computer that over 43 million email addresses have been leaked from the command…

8 years ago

VPNFilter malware now targets new devices, even behind a firewall

The VPNFilter botnet now targeting new devices from other vendors, including ASUS, D-Link, Huawei, Ubiquiti, UPVEL, and ZTE. The VPNFilter botnet…

8 years ago

Prowli Operation – Crooks already compromised over 40,000 servers and IoT Devices

Crooks have infected over 40,000 web servers, modems, and other IoT devices with the Prowli malware as part of a…

8 years ago

Imperva’s research shows 75% of open Redis servers are infected

According to the security experts at Imperva firm, three open Redis servers out of four are infected with malware. The discovery…

8 years ago

Crooks expand the original Mirai botnet code base with new capabilities and improvements

Cybercriminals continue to improve the infamous Mirai botnet by adding new exploits and functionalities, experts warn new dangerous variant will appear…

8 years ago

Researchers And The FBI Work Together to Take Down the Russian VPNFilter Botnet Targeting Home Routers

Researchers and the FBI are working together to take down the dreaded VPNFilter botnet composed of hundreds of thousands of…

8 years ago

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