Botnet operators use the source code of IoT malware that previously leaked online in past years as a wireframe for the delivery of random exploits they've copied from ExploitDB.

Botnet code is often hidden using “crypters,” specialized tools such as the “God of War Crypter,” to hide malware through encryption.

The code, which uses JavaScript to turn any Web browser into a hacker's tool, was created as a demonstration of how JavaScript can be used to dodge security measures ...

Botnet malware: What it is and how to fight it Malware or malicious computer code has been around in some form or other for over 40 years, but the use of malware to take control of a group of ...

The researchers then ran the botnet code on a virtual machine and analyzed the movement of information to and from a computer’s registers–memory components within a machine’s processor ...

After the source code was released to the public in 2015, LizardStresser botnet variants were discovered which targeted IoT products use telnet brute-force logins to random IP addresses with a ...

Security researchers are urging businesses to ensure they are prepared for large-scale DDoS attacks following the online publication of code to exploit a vulnerability in Huawei HG532 routers.

Software that could be used to turn a Web browser into an unwitting hacker’s tool has been posted to the Internet, after it was downloaded by a quick-thinking attendee at last month’s Shmoocon ...

A botnet has been detected utilizing the recently disclosed vBulletin exploit to secure vulnerable servers so that they cannot be used by other attackers. This allows the botnet to grow their army ...

The BotenaGo botnet source code has been leaked to GitHub. In a Wednesday report, AT&T Alien Labs – which first discovered the difficult-to-detect malware in November 2021 – said it expects ...

A fast-typing attendee at last month's ShmooCon spotted a URL during a presentation for code that could be used to turn a Web browser into an unwitting hacker's tool. In a burst of enthusiasm, he ...