Massive 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack breaks records: How the 'apex' of botnets could be weaponizing your home devices ...

Security researchers have uncovered a new Mirai-based botnet that uses zero-day exploits for industrial routers and smart home devices to spread. The offensively named “gayfemboy” botnet was first ...

If you (like me) have been under the impression that botnets are no big deal, it’s time to realize what a big threat they are to legitimate businesses and organizations. Corporate PCs that are turned ...

Botnets are networks of computers taken hostage by malware that controls them and makes them send spam and act in other nefarious ways. They’re growing in size, number and impact. A botnet may be ...

There is a new kid in town in the world of botnets – isn’t there always? A heavyweight spamming botnet known as Festi has only been tracked by researchers with Message Labs Intelligence since August, ...

When the Waledac botnet was dismantled by a security community-wide effort earlier this year, spam traffic immediately and discernibly dropped in a big way. But the researchers who worked in the ...

Threatening botnets can be created with little code experience, Akamai finds Your email has been sent Botnets, especially botnets-for-hire, are lowering the bar to technology access for those seeking ...

Researchers say vulnerable Web 2.0 applications and peer-to-peer architecture are making it easy for hackers to maintain armies of hijacked computers The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly ...

A spamming botnet known for keeping a low profile has been hammering hundreds of Websites -- including the CIA, Chase, Mozilla Labs, Twitter, SANS, Google Chrome, and the FBI -- during the past week ...

After more than 15 years in the wild, the Qakbot botnet, a zombie network of over 700,000 computers worldwide, is hanging on the FBI's trophy wall for now. Image: Whatawin/Adobe Stock A multinational ...