Security researchers have uncovered what could be the biggest ever botnet, capable of “crippling digital assaults” that could take down entire companies. Hackers performed what appeared to be ...

Referred to by cybersecurity researchers as the Quad7 botnet, the hacking gang has been targeting Zyxel VPN appliances, Axentra media servers, and Ruckus wireless routers with custom malware.

As reported by Ars Technica, hackers working for the Chinese government used a botnet — consisting mainly of TP-Link routers, with over 16,000 compromised devices, from around the world — to ...

Then on Friday, U.S. prosecutors announced the dismantling of the botnet and the indictment of three Russians: Alexey Viktorovich Chertkov, Kirill Vladimirovich Morozov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich ...

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The FBI has issued a security warning urging owners of old internet routers to replace their equipment, lest they become victims of a cyberattack. The flash notice, issued May 7, said that "end-of ...