Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...

For the past week, the massive “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed ...

Massive 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack breaks records: How the 'apex' of botnets could be weaponizing your home devices ...

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.

A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet malware Aquabot has been observed actively exploiting CVE-2024-41710, a command injection vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones. The activity was discovered by ...

Europol and the US Department of Justice are claiming big wins against a large swath of the global cybercrime botnet infrastructure. Europol coordinated the international effort to neutralize dropper ...