Botnet stories - Page 2

Akamai's latest report reveals financial services face escalating DDoS attacks, with politically motivated strikes and rampant brand impersonation and phishing threats.

Cado Security's latest report reveals a troubling evolution in P2Pinfect malware, now featuring ransomware and cryptomining capabilities targeting servers.

Malwarebytes has launched a free Digital Footprint Portal offering a detailed analysis of sources including the dark web.

SentinelOne threat researchers identify malware macOS.Bkdr.Activator, spreading via illicitly modified versions of popular software, potentially threatening macOS users at an extensive scale.

Cado Security Labs unveils a sophisticated variant of the P2Pinfect botnet, targeting MIPS-based devices, including IoT products.

OracleIV campaign uses Docker Engine API exploit to deliver malicious Docker containers for executing DDoS attacks.

Cybersecurity leader Check Point unveils Global Threat Index, identifying Formbook as September's dominant malware.

Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit researchers have long maintained active monitoring of the botnet and detected the disruption activity on August 25.

ESET Research has published a summary of what happened with the Emotet botnet since its comeback after a limited takedown.

The adoption of botnet detection is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 33.6% from 2022 to 2032; hence measures must be undertaken to mitigate bot traffic.

Microsoft disrupts Trickbot botnet, one of the world's most prolific distributors of malware and ransomware, in major operation.

The botnet, called Necurs, gained control of the computers using malware and used them to commit crimes remotely.

Asia Pacific will experience a 36% CAGR for botnet detection solutions and services, exceeding growth rates in North America and Europe.

China, South Korea, Vietnam, India, and Australia amongst the top five Asia Pacific countries sending out the most malicious internet traffic.

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.