A botnet known as GoBruteforcer has been actively targeting Linux servers exposed to the internet, using large-scale ...

Since May 2018, a malware botnet has been launching brute-force attacks against Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) databases to take over admin accounts and then install cryptocurrency mining scripts on the ...

Recent attacks are targeting Next.js servers and pose a significant threat of cryptomining and other malicious activity to ...

CYBER-GUERRILLAS, beware. A new breed of computer server can tell when it is under attack – and then do something about it. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are the weapon of choice for ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft Defender for IoT researchers discovered malicious downloads that affect Windows and Linux devices. These downloads, among other propagation methods, ensnare local devices ...

For the second time in less than a year, Microsoft has helped bust a botnet. On Friday, U.S. Marshals, together with representatives from Microsoft and two financial industry associations, seized Zeus ...

Servers hosting Valve Source Engine and popular games like Fortnite are targeted by a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet. A new Gafgyt variant is adding vulnerable internet of things (IoT) devices to ...

When hackers corral infected computers into a botnet, they take special care to ensure they don’t lose control of the server that sends commands and updates to the compromised devices. The precautions ...

Google on Tuesday moved to shut down a sophisticated cryptojacking botnet that used the Bitcoin blockchain to evade cybersecurity officials. Known as “Glupteba,” the botnet has infected more than 1 ...