The botnet observed by Akamai stored the backup server IP address in the two most recent transactions posted to 1Hf2CKoVDyPj7dNn3vgTeFMgDqVvbVNZQq, a bitcoin wallet address selected by the operators.

The 911 S5 botnet allegedly compromised 19 million IP addresses worldwide so they could be used by criminals to carry out fraud, child exploitation, and other crimes.

The first lets customers tap the Endgame database to determine the trustworthiness of IP addresses based on a score from 0 to 1, with 0 indicating a site with no known negative activity, and 1 ...

“We recommend that Roboto botnet-related IP, URL and domain names to be monitored and blocked.” Researchers first came across Roboto on Aug. 26, and have been tracking it for the past three ...

In addition to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, this variant also has remote-access trojan (RAT) and spyware capabilities. According to 360Netlab, the botnet is unusual in a few ways.

Hacked ASUS routers become part of a botnet This isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill digital nuisance. The hackers behind this operation appear to be highly sophisticated, with tactics ...

IPStorm, a malware botnet that was first spotted last year targeting Windows systems, has evolved to infect other types of platforms, such as Android, Linux, and Mac devices. Furthermore, the ...

The US authorities have shut down a major botnet comprising tens of thousands of infected endpoints, which cyber-criminals hired to launch various attacks anonymously. The IPStorm botnet and its ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the disruption of the Russian RSocks malware botnet used to hijack millions of computers, Android smartphones, and IoT (Internet of Things) devices ...

Microsoft says that its Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) discovered and helped take down a botnet of 400,000 compromised devices controlled with the help of an LED light control console.

Based on telemetry data from Akamai’s honeypots, the botnet’s beginnings go back to January 2023, but the botnet has grown since then peaking in size last month. Akamai has recorded over 800 ...

The Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed an indictment that charges eight hackers with orchestrating two large-scale advertising fraud operations, known as 3ve and Methbot. The alleged ...