Threatening botnets can be created with little code experience, Akamai finds Your email has been sent Botnets, especially botnets-for-hire, are lowering the bar to technology access for those seeking ...

This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature, offers a detailed look at how to build risk management policies to protect your critical digital assets. Read now Microsoft ...

Cheap Internet and accessible cloud technologies have a downside, which is botnets. Previously, cybercriminals created them based on local servers. However, with the development of cloud technologies ...

Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware Your email has been sent The FBI spotted this state-sponsored attack that highlights how home office setups can ...

Botnets are networks of computers taken hostage by malware that controls them and makes them send spam and act in other nefarious ways. They’re growing in size, number and impact. A botnet may be ...

The botnet uses SSH brute-force attacks to infect devices and uses a custom implant written in the Go Language. A new botnet has been infecting internet of things (IoT) devices and Linux-based servers ...

The newly discovered malware infects IoT devices in tandem with the prolific Gafgyt botnet, using known security vulnerabilities. A recently developed botnet named “Simps” has emerged from the ...

What just happened? Microsoft has revealed it was part of a team that took down the Necurs botnet. The network had infected over nine million devices worldwide, making it one of the world's largest ...

The hackers behind the pernicious, persistent Storm Trojan are getting ready to slice off pieces of the botnet created by their malware so that they can “sell” the compromised computers to spammers ...

A newly discovered botnet has been discovered attacking Windows systems running Remote Desktop Protocol connections in what could be one of the largest attacks of its type this year. Dubbed GoldBrute, ...

Malware that takes control of webcams, video recorders, and other consumer devices to cause widespread Internet outages. Botnets have existed for at least a decade. As early as 2000, hackers were ...

The botnet created by a teenager who was arrested by Dutch police in a sting operation is most notable for its total reliance on social engineering to spread, computer security experts said Thursday.