In the ever-growing realm of cybercrime, the botnet is another technology villain to give all computer users sleepless nights. Defined as “a collection of internet-connected devices, including PCs, ...

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly being the mastermind behind a huge botnet used to steal billions of dollars. The "911 S5" botnet was likely the world's largest - and infected ...

The US is accusing a little-known Chinese company of running a botnet made up of infected Linux devices, including routers, storage devices, web cameras, and digital video recorders. The botnet, or ...

Sometimes, those of us in the computer biz get so wrapped up in the techie details that we forget that many people don’t know what we think are the basics. For example, a really smart, computer-savvy ...

How do Trojan viruses infect your computer? Where does spam come from? How do hackers gain control over your computer? Often times, the answer is via botnet. A botnet is nothing more than a small ...

Some of the most prominent malware-dropping botnets in operation today, including Bumblebee, IcedID, Pikabot, Smokeloader, SystemBC and Trickbot, have been disrupted in a coordinated law enforcement ...

A new botnet dubbed "Eleven11bot" has emerged, delivering what security researchers believe are the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever recorded. The botnet, primarily composed ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely ...

The cryptocurrency boom is seeing cyber-criminals take advantage. Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum and Monero are growing rapidly in popularity, as the public interest in the area continues ...

The Chinese state threat actor most famously known as Volt Typhoon is staging a significant comeback after its botnet infrastructure was disrupted in a US-led takedown at the beginning of February ...