Graham Cluley

LockPos, the new point-of-sale malware being distributed by a once-dormant command and control server

A once-dormant command-and-control server for Flokibot has woken up and begun to distribute a new point-of-sale (PoS) malware family. The new threat, which researchers at Arbor Networks call “LockPoS, ...
PC Magazine

What Is a Command and Control Cyberattack?

What Is a Command and Control Attack? Command and control cyberattacks (C2 or C&C for short) happen when bad actors infiltrate a system and install malware that lets them remotely send commands from a ...
ZDNet

Shodan can now find malware command and control servers

Finding the servers that control botnets is about to get a little bit easier. Shodan, the search engine for open ports and databases, debuted a new search engine on Tuesday that can over time find the ...
Bleeping Computer

New RAT malware gets commands via Discord, has ransomware feature

RAT uses Discord as a full C2 server A new 'Abaddon' remote access trojan (RAT) discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, though, could be the first malware that uses Discord as a full-fledge command and ...
Bleeping Computer

Fortinet warns of critical command injection bug in FortiSIEM

Fortinet is alerting customers of a critical OS command injection vulnerability in FortiSIEM report server that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute commands through ...