Experts believe that an experienced cybercrime group has created a botnet from compromised Linux servers and is using these systems to mine Monero, a digital currency.

His Python-based Twittor backdoor tool basically allows a botnet to operate and hide in plain sight. The machines would already be infected with the malware, and then controlled by the attacker ...

Initially identified by Lacework Labs in 2022, Androxgh0st is a Python-scripted malware designed to infiltrate and exploit vulnerabilities in various web frameworks and servers, primarily ...

A newly identified botnet is targeting unpatched applications running on top of Linux systems, Check Point security researchers said in a report today. First seen in November 2020, the FreakOut ...

The bitcoin blockchain is helping keep a botnet from being taken down Wallet transactions camouflage the IP address of the botnet's control server.

The botnet, believed to have been in operation since 2017, also has targeting capabilities not often seen in botnet variants. The system is able to infect architectures including MIPS, ARM, x86 ...

A new malware botnet was discovered targeting Realtek SDK, Huawei routers, and Hadoop YARN servers to recruit devices into DDoS (distributed denial of service) swarm with the potential for massive ...

Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now 75% of infected devices were located in homes and offices in North America and Europe.

European and North American cybercops, including in Canada, have joined forces to disrupt what may be the world's largest network for seeding malware infections.