Forbes

Gayfemboy 0-Day Router Attacks Ongoing—What You Need To Know

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Hot on the heels of an IBM X-Force threat intelligence report ...
Bleeping Computer

MikroTik botnet uses misconfigured SPF DNS records to spread malware

A newly discovered botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices uses a misconfiguration in domain name server records to bypass email protections and deliver malware by spoofing roughly 20,000 web domains. The ...
Forbes

Microsoft Password Spray And Pray Attack Targets Accounts Without 2FA

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Feb. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Feb.
Bleeping Computer

Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware

The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called “Raptor Train” that infected over 260,000 networking devices to target critical infrastructure in the US and in ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft warns of 8,000-strong botnet used in password-spraying attacks

Are these 'password spray' attacks difficult to spot? Wouldn't the signals be quite apparent, i.e. a marked increase in incorrect login attempts to a company's accounts from new IP addresses even if ...