SafeBreach researchers demonstrate how attackers can crash Windows domain controllers and build a botnet using ...

SafeBreach found four Windows DoS flaws via RPC and LDAP, enabling stealth DDoS botnets. Microsoft patched in 2025.

Did a hacker gang create a botnet out of 3 million electric toothbrushes? The answer is: No, but you’d be forgiven for having believed that was the case since a viral news story made the rounds ...

Image: Shutterstock 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: A ...

In order to do this, an attacker needs a botnet, in other words, an army of computers under their control. To mask a hacker's IP address, they will pretend to be you so the attack can not be ...

The command-and-control infrastructure for ransomware is especially concerning. The FBI reported a 9% rise in ransomware ...

2. Create a Protective Policy Beyond in-place solutions, governments can also leverage evolving documentation to create consistent IoT policies. This includes the National Institute of Standards and ...

MySQL servers are being targeted by the 'Ddostf' malware botnet to enslave them for a DDoS-as-a-Service platform whose firepower is rented to other cybercriminals.

Asus responded by urging users to reset affected devices and use stronger credentials. It's important to keep your router secure - regardless of the make - by checking firmware regularly, updating ...

Perhaps you thought Storm, the engine behind arguably the world's most dangerous botnet, had cornered the market on infection, intrusion and zombification. Nope. Meet Nugache, the up-and-comer ...

While much of the attention lately has been on botnet activity related to the Conficker worm (see Alex Lanstein, senior security researcher at FireEye Inc., a security vendor based in the San ...

“When organizations leave them accessible, they are directly contributing to the botnet problem,” said Stephen Gates, principal security engineer for Horizon3.ai Inc. “It is utter negligence.” ...