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 ...

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 ...

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.

A newly identified botnet loader is shifting command-and-control (C2) operations onto the Polygon blockchain, eliminating the central servers that authorities and security firms have historically ...

A novel Go-based Linux botnet, dubbed "PumaBot," has been observed targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. PumaBot differentiates itself from typical botnets by remotely retrieving a list of ...

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 ...

When hackers corral infected computers into a botnet, they take special care to ensure they don’t lose control of the server that sends commands and updates to the compromised devices. The precautions ...

A stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon has been infecting over 70,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers, creating a botnet primarily aimed at stealing bandwidth and operating as a hidden ...

A new botnet has been spotted in the wild which exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol to move laterally across systems while covertly mining for cryptocurrency. In a report shared with ZDNet, on ...