C0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware

A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet called C0XMO is targeting DD-WRT router firmware and can move to other device types with ...
Gizmodo

How Cybercriminals Are Using Bitcoin’s Blockchain to Make Botnets Stronger Than Ever

Last week, Google announced that it had partially disrupted the operations of a massive botnet—a gargantuan network of over one million malware-infected Windows computers. In the world of ...
ZDNet

A crypto-mining botnet has been hijacking MSSQL servers for almost two years

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 ...
HHS

Script Kiddie 'Matrix' Builds Massive Botnet

An apparent Russian script kiddie is converting widespread security gaps into a powerful botnet capable of launching global-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks. See Also: Airlines and Airports ...
Dark Reading

Russian Script Kiddie Assembles Massive DDoS Botnet

A Russian script kiddie using little more than publicly available malware tools and exploits targeting weak credentials and configurations has assembled a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet ...
ZDNet

Dark_nexus botnet outstrips other malware with new, potent features

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CSOonline

Botnets responsible for over 95% of malicious web traffic globally: Report

For the research, Trustwave implemented a network of honeypots located in multiple countries including Russia, Ukraine, Poland, the UK, China, and the US. Botnets are globally responsible for over 95% ...
Computer Weekly

NCSC exposes Chinese company running malicious Mirai botnet

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterpart Five Eyes agencies have accused a China-based company acting as a front for the state of running a massive botnet comprising over 250 ...
Bleeping Computer

New stealthy BotenaGo malware variant targets DVR devices

Threat analysts have spotted a new variant of the BotenaGo botnet malware, and it’s the stealthiest seen so far, running undetected by any anti-virus engine. BotenaGo is a relatively new malware ...