Using an on-again, off-again strategy of C2 communication helps it hide from researchers. Necurs, the prolific and globally dispersed spam and malware distribution botnet, has been spotted using a ...

Recent attacks are targeting Next.js servers and pose a significant threat of cryptomining and other malicious activity to ...

A new version of the Miori botnet added protection to the login panel of its command and control server, hanging a "not welcome" message for connections likely coming from a security researcher. Until ...

The operators behind the highly adaptable RondoDox botnet campaign that kicked off in late March have proven to be ready to embrace the latest attack trends. Most recently, in December they began ...

RondoDox botnet exploits the React2Shell vulnerability in Next.js, with over 90,000 exposed systems used to deploy miners and ...

The PurpleFox botnet has refreshed its arsenal with new vulnerability exploits and dropped payloads, now also leveraging WebSockets for C2 bidirectional communication. Although it's mainly based in ...

A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet – that’s actively targeting vulnerable D-Link and Internet of Things devices – is the first variant of the malware to rely on Tor communications, researchers say.

Last week, Google announced that it had partially disrupted the operations of a massive botnet—a gargantuan network of over one million malware-infected Windows computers. In the world of ...

Botnets have been around for over two decades, and with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), they have spread further to devices no one imagined they would: routers, mobile devices, and even ...