botnet

A Mirai-based botnet is exploiting the Spring4Shell vulnerability

Experts warn of a Mirai-based botnet exploiting the recently discovered Spring4Shell vulnerability in attacks in the wild. Trend Micro Threat…

4 years ago

Beastmode Mirai botnet now includes exploits for Totolink routers

Operators behind the Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet Beastmode (aka B3astmode) added exploits for Totolink routers. The Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet Beastmode (aka…

4 years ago

DirtyMoe modules expand the bot using worm-like techniques

The DirtyMoe botnet continues to evolve and now includes a module that implements wormable propagation capabilities. In June 2021, researchers from…

4 years ago

Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

The recently discovered Cyclops Blink botnet, which is believed to be a replacement for the VPNFilter botnet, is now targeting the ASUS…

4 years ago

New Emotet botnet is rapidly growing, with +130K unique bots spread across 179 countries

A few months after its return the Emotet botnet has already infected over 130,000 unique bots spread across 179 countries.…

4 years ago

New Kraken botnet is allowing operators to earn USD 3,000 every month

Researchers spotted a new Golang-based botnet called Kraken that is under active development and supports a lot of backdoor capabilities. Kraken is…

4 years ago

Trickbot targets customers of 60 High-Profile companies

TrickBot malware is targeting customers of 60 financial and technology companies with new anti-analysis features. The infamous TrickBot malware was…

4 years ago

Abcbot and Xanthe botnets have the same origin, experts discovered

Experts linked the C2 infrastructure behind an the Abcbot botnet to a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack that was uncovered in December…

4 years ago

A new version of the Abcbot bot targets Chinese cloud providers

Researchers spotted a new botnet named Abcbot hat that mainly targeted Chinese cloud hosting providers over the past months. Security…

4 years ago

Russian national sentenced to 48 months in prison for helping Kelihos Botnet to evade detection

A United States court has sentenced to four years in prison for the Russian citizen Oleg Koshkin for his role…

4 years ago

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