Tag: Botnets
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148 npm Packages Disguised as Student Proxies Turned Browsers Into a DDoS Botnet
A campaign of 148 npm packages disguised as student web proxies turned visitors’ browsers into a distributed denial-of-service botnet for …
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New HalluSquatting Attack Could Trick AI Coding Assistants Into Installing Botnet Malware
AI coding assistants have a habit of making things up. Ask one to fetch a popular tool, and it will sometimes hand back a real-sounding …
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnets, Browser Ransomware, AI Agent Tricks, Fake PoC Malware and More
A streaming box should not need a threat model. Neither should a username field, a demo repo, a reset flow, or a browser permission …
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China-Linked JDY Botnet Expands to 1,500+ Devices for Cyber Reconnaissance
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a “resurgence and expansion” of JDY, a covert network associated with China-nexus state-sponsored …
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Dutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet Linked to 17 Million Infected Devices
Dutch authorities have announced the takedown of a botnet that enslaved millions of infected devices, including computers, tablets, …
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Flaws, Defender 0-Days, Router Botnets, and Supply Chain Chaos
Monday recap. Same mess, new …
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Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the arrest of a Canadian man in connection with allegedly operating a …
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IT threat evolution in Q1 2026. Non-mobile statistics
The report presents key trends and statistics on malware that targeted personal computers running Windows and macOS, as well as Internet of …
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Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Turla has transformed its custom backdoor Kazuar into a modular peer-to-peer (P2P) …
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Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices …
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Attackers Exploit DVR Command Injection Flaw to Deploy Mirai-Based Botnet
A newly identified malware campaign has been observed exploiting a command injection flaw in digital video recorder (DVR) devices to deploy …
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Team Cymru launches Total Insights Feed to replace legacy threat intelligence lists
Real-time threat intelligence company Team Cymru Inc. today announced the launch of Total Insights Feed, a unified threat intelligence …
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