Security FBI shoots down Qakbot botnet used to deliver ransomware A complex, multinational operation against the popular ransomware-spreading network By Alfonso Maruccia, August 30, 2023, 12:58 PM
Security The Web AVrecon botnet operated unnoticed for two years, infecting 70,000 Linux-based routers The malicious network craftily avoided detection for two years at least By Alfonso Maruccia, July 17, 2023, 9:49 AM
Security Mirai Botnet operators are using TP-Link routers for DDoS attacks, says US government TP-Link has already released an update to fix the vulnerability, but operators are still targeting unpatched devices By Kishalaya Kundu, May 3, 2023, 7:37 AM
Security Emotet phishing campaign masquerading as W-9 tax form Things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Emotet phishing operations By Alfonso Maruccia, March 27, 2023, 12:36 PM
Security Emotet, the botnet that came back from the dead What just happened? The Emotet botnet was dead, or so researchers thought. The malicious network is now back in business with a new phishing campaign, exploiting a novel technique to push users and companies to infect themselves. Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, November 4, 2022, 3:03 PM
Security The Web Chaos: a powerful malware infecting multiple systems and architectures Malicious software can infect Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and several chip architectures By Alfonso Maruccia, September 29, 2022, 1:36 PM 8 comments
Security The Web After hacking millions of devices, DoJ operation shuts down RSocks botnet The botnet, disguised as a proxy service, infiltrated millions of devices around the world By Jimmy Pezzone, June 19, 2022, 10:27 AM 11 comments
Hardware Security Cyclops Blink botnet is attacking and actively exploiting Asus routers Russia is hijacking Asus routers By Sayak Biswas, March 20, 2022, 11:48 AM 10 comments
The Web Twitter accidentally gave its blue tick verification badge to six fake accounts When blue doesn't equal true By Rob Thubron, July 13, 2021, 9:55 AM
Security The Web A new widespread malware attack targets Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Yandex users Attackers are injecting ads in search results alongside legitimate ones By Adrian Potoroaca, December 11, 2020, 5:07 PM 11 comments
Security Microsoft Microsoft fights botnet after Office 365 malware attack By Samuel Gush, October 14, 2020, 6:07 AM 17 comments
Security The Web Microsoft takes down botnet that infected nine million devices Necurs was one of the largest botnets ever By Rob Thubron, March 11, 2020, 8:15 AM 8 comments
Security Electronics Broadcom chips with old UPnP flaw have allowed for thousands of routers to form a botnet This is why security updates actually matter By Greg Synek, November 13, 2018, 8:43 AM
Security Electronics California introduces the nation's first Internet of Things security law Critics say that it's so vague that it's effectively pointless By Isaiah Mayersen, September 29, 2018, 9:49 AM
Security Industry Hackers behind Mirai botnet switch sides and join FBI to avoid prison time The US Government are rehabilitating young hackers as cyber defense experts By Isaiah Mayersen, September 22, 2018, 10:25 AM 18 comments
Security FBI seizes domain used by Russian hackers to infect 500,000 routers It's thought an attack on the Ukraine is being planned By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2018, 6:07 AM 9 comments
Security Software Cryptocurrency mining botnet spreads to over 5000 Android devices in 24 hours The malware mines Monero and targets Android phones and TV receivers By William Gayde, February 7, 2018, 8:42 AM
Security Researchers discover new variety of Mirai botnet that targets ARC-based IoT devices Mirai took down huge chunks of the internet in 2016 By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2018, 8:01 AM
Security The Web Student who created Mirai botnet pleads guilty Botnet was used for DDoS attacks, ad click fraud and extortion By William Gayde, December 13, 2017, 3:52 PM
Security The Web Researchers warn of new botnet that could take down the internet The Reaper botnet is far more dangerous than Mirai, which took down Twitter, Netflix, and Reddit By William Gayde, October 21, 2017, 12:08 AM 12 comments
Security Google yanks 300 apps from Play Store used by the WireX botnet Remote removal from devices will follow By Cal Jeffrey, August 29, 2017, 4:45 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: James Webb telescope complete, $4 RasPi Zero rival, free shipping is a lie By Matthew DeCarlo, November 6, 2016, 12:00 PM
Security Source code of DDoS botnet responsible for Krebs on Security attack posted online By Rob Thubron, October 3, 2016, 9:30 AM
News Around the Web Weekend tech: PS3 Linux suit settled, G2A on grey market games, Opera beats Edge in battery? By Matthew DeCarlo, June 26, 2016, 10:00 AM 9 comments
The Web Security This botnet has infected nearly a million devices since 2014 By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2016, 6:00 PM 8 comments