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 ...

A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. Exploitation of ...

Online auction site eBay has been targeted by identity thieves, who are wielding a botnet that uses brute force to uncover valid account log-in information, a Tel Aviv-based security company said ...

An international group of researchers has built a prototype system for detecting botnets on a large scale and that can sniff out previously undiscovered botnet command-and-control (C&C) servers.

Far from going the way of the dodo as many had surmised, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) botnets are alive and thriving. A new study by security vendor Zscaler shows that IRC botnets, while not growing at a ...

A Mesquite, Texas, man is set to plead guilty to training his 22,000-PC botnet on a local ISP — just to show off its firepower to a potential customer. David Anthony Edwards will plead guilty to ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...