A new botnet is exploiting close to a dozen high and critical-severity vulnerabilities in Windows systems to turn them into cryptomining clients as well as to launch DDoS attacks. The malware behind ...

Microsoft has warned it has discovered a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, which deploys coin miners on both Windows and Linux systems. In a thread posted on the Microsoft Security Intelligence ...

A new Golang-based botnet under active development has been ensnaring hundreds of Windows devices each time its operators deploy a new command and control (C2) server. First spotted in October 2021 by ...

Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is rapidly growing in size, thanks to a new infection technique that allows the malware to spread from computer to computer. The Purple Fox malware ...

Cybersecurity experts have recently spotted a brand new botnet, whose endgame has not yet been revealed. First found in October 2021 by researchers from ZeroFox, the botnet, named Kraken, targets ...

A new botnet has been spotted in the wild which exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol to move laterally across systems while covertly mining for cryptocurrency. In a report shared with ZDNet, on ...

Google Disrupts Botnet That Spread Windows Malware to a Million Computers However, Google warns the hackers could restore access to the botnet controlling the malware by using a backup mechanism they ...

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

Cyber attacks and malware are one of the biggest threats on the internet. Learn about the different types of malware - and how to avoid falling victim to attacks. Read now IPStorm, a malware botnet ...

Microsoft researchers say they are tracking a botnet that is leveraging bugs in the Spring Framework and WordPress plugins. Unpatched vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework and WordPress plugins are ...

The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft Corp. patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said Monday. Ivan Macalintal, a ...