botnet

Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3 billion requests

Cybersecurity company Imperva announced to have mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack with a total of over 25.3 billion requests.…

3 years ago

New Linux botnet RapperBot brute-forces SSH servers

RapperBot is a new botnet employed in attacks since mid-June 2022 that targets Linux SSH servers with brute-force attacks. Researchers…

4 years ago

US DoJ announced to have shut down the Russian RSOCKS Botnet

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced to have shut down the infrastructure associated with the Russian botnet RSOCKS. The…

4 years ago

Clipminer Botnet already allowed operators to make at least $1.7 Million

The Clipminer botnet allowed operators to earn at least $1.7 million, according to a report published by security researchers at…

4 years ago

EnemyBot malware adds new exploits to target CMS servers and Android devices

The operators of the EnemyBot botnet added exploits for recently disclosed flaws in VMware, F5 BIG-IP, and Android systems. Operators…

4 years ago

The activity of the Linux XorDdos bot increased by 254% over the last six months

Microsoft researchers have observed a spike in the activity of the Linux bot XorDdos over the last six months. XORDDoS,…

4 years ago

Emotet tests new attack chain in low volume campaigns

Emotet operators are testing new attack techniques in response to Microsoft's move to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros…

4 years ago

Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet targets Docker servers

The Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet is targeting Docker servers to mine cryptocurrency on Linux systems. Crowdstrikes researchers reported that the Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet…

4 years ago

Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Enemybot is a DDoS botnet that targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Researchers from Fortinet discovered…

4 years ago

Microsoft has taken legal and technical action to dismantle the Zloader botnet

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced to have shut down dozens C2 servers used by the infamous ZLoader botnet. Microsoft dismantled…

4 years ago

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