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 ...

Botnets are one of the key drivers of cyberattacks, used to distribute malware, ransomware and other malicious payloads – and dark web forums are now offering lessons on how to make money from them, a ...

One of the most powerful pieces of malware began with the efforts of three American teens who were motivated by playing “Minecraft” in 2014. Called Mirai, it would go on to crash Germany’s largest ...

It's natural for cloud providers to offer free samples. But it turns out you can stitch together thousands of those free samples to create one big botnet, as two researchers explained Wednesday at the ...

Former Mirai hackers have developed a new botnet, dubbed HinataBot, with the potential to cause far greater damage with far fewer resources required from its operators than its predecessor. Mirai is ...

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 ...

Want to create a huge botnet to distribute malware, pump out spam, crack passwords or knock your enemy's website offline? Don't bother with designing malware to break into strangers' computers.

Security company Check Point Research has uncovered a hacking campaign that involves cyberattackers impersonating Iranian government bodies to infect the mobile devices of Iranian citizens through SMS ...