After a brief hiatus at the end of 2010, botnets are back. And they might have a few new tricks up their sleeves this year, experts say. During the past week or so, researchers at NetWitness have ...

Part of the malicious domain used in recent Trickbot campaign (Source: Menlo Security) The Trickbot botnet appears to be making a comeback this month with a fresh campaign that is targeting insurance ...

The previously shutdown Phorpiex botnet has re-emerged with new peer-to-peer command and control infrastructure, making the malware more difficult to disrupt. The botnet first launched in 2016 and ...

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- OWASP AppSec DC 2010 -- What if you could outfit visitors to your website with a coat of anti-botnet armor? A pair of researchers has come up with coding techniques they say ...

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 ...

Web security experts Cloudflare have recently spotted a new botnet which it claims is probably the most powerful ever seen. Dubbed Mantis, the firm is claiming it evolved from a previously-known ...

There is little doubt that the nature of hi-tech crime has changed significantly since the turn of the millennium. Now those involved in it are more interested in making money rather than headlines.

Botnets are more than a nuisance, they are also a business. A very big business. The millions of machines in these global networks are the powerhouse of the net's underground economy. Industries have ...