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Kimwolf DDoS botnet already grabbed 1.8M devices. What we know

Kimwolf is the latest reminder that the most dangerous botnets now grow quietly inside everyday consumer electronics.
PC Magazine

Spam Emails: Android Botnet or Not?

Reports emerged this week about a spam-producing Android botnet, but is this really an Android problem? As outlined by PCMag's Security Watch, researchers from Microsoft and Sophos on Wednesday said ...

A massive new DDoS botnet has already snared 1.8 million devices - here's what we know about Kimwolf

QiAnXin XLab published a new report on Kimwolf, an Android-based botnet that primarily targets TVs, set-top boxes, and ...

Nearly 2 million Android devices hijacked by massive new botnet — how to see if yours are infected

On October 30th, Cloudfare data identified a strange website that briefly surpassed Google as the most popular website ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft, Sophos Claim First Android Botnet, But Where's the Proof?

An Android botnet? Not so fast... On July 4th researchers from Microsoft and Sophos reported the discovery of the first “Android botnet” after seeing email spam signed off as “Yahoo! Mail on Android.” ...
InfoWorld

Spammers have started using Android botnets, researchers say

A new wave of pharmacy, penny stock, and e-card spam emails are being sent by an Android botnet, according to security researchers from Microsoft and antivirus firm Sophos. Terry Zink, program manager ...
IBTimes UK

Google shuts down massive Android ad fraud botnet Chamois which may have infected scores of devices

It still remains unclear as to how many devices were infected by the Android malware family before Google took it down REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Google security researchers said they chanced ...
TechRadar

Android banking botnet targets thousands

Researchers from the Czech Technical University, UNCUYO University and Avast have discovered a new Android banking botnet targeting Russian citizens that has been operating since at least 2016. The ...
BBC

Android smartphones 'used for botnet', researchers say

Android devices are believed to be sending out spam messages similar to this example Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet, according to a Microsoft ...
BBC

Google disputes Android botnet spam claim

Google has disputed claims that many Android phones have been infected with a virus that makes them churn out spam. <link> <caption>On 4 July, Microsoft researcher ...
BBC

Android smartphones 'used for botnet', researchers say

Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet, according to a Microsoft researcher. Botnets are large illegal networks of infected machines - usually desktop or ...
BBC

Android smartphones 'used for botnet', researchers say

Android devices are believed to be sending out spam messages similar to this example Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet, according to a Microsoft ...