Botnets

A new botnet dubbed “Hide ‘N Seek”, or HNS, is seemingly one of the first to use custom built peer-to-peer (P2P) communication for its infrastructure.

A new Satori variant was found hacking into Claymore mining rigs and changing configurations to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency.

The source code of the Satori internet-of-things (IoT) botnet, pegged as Mirai's successor, was posted online on Pastebin. What does this mean in the IoT threat landscape, and what can users do against it?

A massive new botnet has the potential to be bigger and more dangerous than Mirai.

Mumblehard, a botnet that targets servers running Linux has been shut down a year after it was first discovered.

Leaving your computer vulnerable to attack makes you a danger not just to yourself, but to everyone else on the Internet. How do botnets work, what are the risks, and how can you protect yourself?

Right on the heels of the Shellshock comes another threat that targets Mac users. Known as iWORM, this malware connects to a C&C server, allowing it to perform actions ranging from information theft and file downloads to configuration changes.

There are new reports that mention incidents of botnet attacks that leveraged Shellshock against certain institutions. A botnet is a network of infected computers/systems.