Abstract: Due to Twitter’s potential reach and influence, malicious automated accounts and services have been operating and growing without control. One of the most recognizable is the bot, a piece of ...

Security researchers at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have identified a new Mirai-based botnet called ShadowV2 that quietly emerged during the major AWS outage in October, targeting vulnerable IoT ...

A botnet is a network of internet-connected devices — computers, smartphones, servers, and IoT gadgets — that have been compromised and are remotely controlled by a malicious actor. Each compromised ...

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A new class of Mirai-based DDoS botnets have been launching massive attacks, but their inability to spoof traffic enables device remediation. An emerging IoT botnet has been observed launching ...

In 2024 alone, botnets accounted for 29% of all observed malware, reclaiming their spot at the top of the cyberthreat landscape, according to ForeScout Technologies Inc.’s latest analysis of 900 ...

Researchers have stumbled upon a massive MAGA botnet of hundreds of accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform and right-wing echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter. As NBC News reports, the accounts use ...

The FBI issued a public warning last week about a massive cybercrime operation exploiting everyday internet-connected devices. The botnet, dubbed BADBOX 2.0, has quietly infiltrated millions of TV ...

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 ...

In brief: Don't look now, but your video recorder might be part of a massive botnet pulling off record-breaking sustained DDoS attacks. The network involves compromised Shenzhen webcams and DVRs. The ...

A second iteration of the BadBox botnet that affected over one million Android devices has been partially disrupted. A second iteration of the BadBox botnet has been partially disrupted after ...