Security experts contend that a growing number of operators of compromised computer networks (or “botnets”) are finding new ways to grow their networks and make them immune to potential shutdowns, ...

Last week, the FBI took control of a botnet made up of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices, such as cameras, video recorders, storage devices, and routers, which was run by a Chinese ...

A new botnet is targeting routers, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and an array of server architectures. Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The DOJ alleges the botnet infected more than 19 million IP addresses worldwide. The DOJ alleges the botnet ...

A joint international law enforcement action shut down two services accused of providing a botnet of hacked internet-connected devices, including routers, to cybercriminals. U.S. prosecutors also ...

Microsoft researchers have discovered a hybrid Windows-Linux botnet that uses a highly efficient technique to take down Minecraft servers and performs distributed denial-of-service attacks on other ...

Federal law enforcement officials have disrupted the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, a malicious computer code used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware, financial fraud, and other ...

Tens of thousands of ‘botnet’ computers and devices, ‘cleaned and released’ by FBI have now been hacked into, and could be used as cyber weapons targeting the digital infrastructure of nations, ...

The FBI took down a botnet of small office/home office (SOHO) routers used by Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) to proxy malicious traffic and to target the United ...

Google files major lawsuit with a district court The lawsuit claims Google lost money and reputation due to BadBox 2.0 25 unnamed Chinese individuals are accused of running the scheme Google has sued ...