Tag: Botnets
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Hackers Celebrate Fourth of July with Geodo Botnet Spam
Cofense warns that the Geodo botnet was busy ahead of the July 4 holiday, sending out Independence Day themed messages in an attempt to …
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Cryptocurrency-Mining Botnet Attack SSH Service Running IoT Devices
cryptocurrency mining bot targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) devices which contain SSH service and IoT-related ports, including 22, …
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Botnets Evolving to Mobile Devices
Botnets have tended to hide in the nooks and crevices of servers and endpoint devices. Now a growing number are hiding in the palms of …
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Necurs Botnet Malware Attack Create a FlawedAMMYY Backdoor on Compromised Windows PC
Necurs botnet malware emerging again with new set of futures to create a backdoor on victims machine to steal sensitive data and perform …
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Meet MyloBot malware turning Windows devices into Botnet
“This can result in loss of the tremendous amount of data, the need to shut down computers for recovery purposes, which can lead to …
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MyloBot – Highly Sophisticated Botnet Shutdown Windows Defender & Blocking Ports on the Firewall
Newly uncovered complex MyloBot Botnet incorporates different malicious techniques and ability to shut down the Windows Defender and …
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Default Passwords Aid Satori IoT Botnet Attacks
Researchers at Netlab 360 detected a surge in malicious activity scanning and infecting several IoT devices, attempting to make them part …
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Mylobot Malware Brings New Sophistication to Botnets
Cybercriminals looking to maximize their investments are using evermore sophisticated software techniques and increasingly aggressive steps …
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US government report highlights gaps in battle against botnets
The United States’ Department of Homeland Security and Department of Commerce have released a joint report aimed at identifying actions …
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A week in security (June 4 – June 10)
Last week on Labs, we took a look at hidden mobile ads, the perils of social media spam, and how to shore up your landline defenses. We …
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Oh the irony! When cybercriminals are rubbish at cybersecurity
The Owari DDoS botnet, built by knocking over weakly-secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has had a bad week. The disruption of a …
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Smashing Security #081: Hacker no-hopers, Wessex Water has a word, and we win an award
The ‘mastermind’ behind the Owari botnet doesn’t seem to have learnt anything from his victims, someone at Wessex Water forgets to …
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