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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A high-severity vulnerability plaguing old Cisco routers is being used to build a malicious, global botnet, experts have warned.

Bottom line: The US Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the shady individuals behind the notorious 911 S5 botnet hacking operation. This malicious network of compromised residential computers ...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Black Hat USA 2010 -- If you're thinking about a life of cybercrime, then building a botnet might be the best place to start, a security researcher said here last week. Click here ...

In an interview with CRN, Chen discussed Trend's plans to roll out a new tool next week to help companies deal with the menace of botnets, or legions of compromised, remotely controlled PCs that ...

A new Mirai botnet variant tracked as ‘V3G4’ targets 13 vulnerabilities in Linux-based servers and IoT devices to use in DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. The malware spreads by ...

The big picture: The TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) Wi-Fi router is once again being targeted by cyber-criminals trying to build an army of bots with DDoS capabilities. But Condi isn't just another ...

"It's another sign that companies need to take steps to protect themselves from infections," said Don Montgomery, vice president of marketing of San Diego-based Akonix Systems. "Corporations have a ...

The 4-year-old botnet called Dorkbot steals login credentials for many online services and has infected 1 million computers worldwide Microsoft said Thursday it aided law enforcement agencies in ...