Threat actors are now abusing DNS queries as part of ClickFix social engineering attacks to deliver malware, making this the first known use of DNS as a channel in these campaigns.

Familiarity with basic networking concepts, configurations, and Python is helpful, but no prior AI or advanced programming ...

A surge in LummaStealer infections has been observed, driven by social engineering campaigns leveraging the ClickFix technique to deliver the CastleLoader malware.

Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...

The SSHStalker Linux botnet has ensnared 7,000 systems, deploying various scanners and malware, an IRC bot, and multiple kernel exploits.

Abstract: The number of cybersecurity threats increases every year due to the rapid improvement of methods and tools used by hackers to infect devices. These threats form a network, which is called a ...

Google-owned Mandiant on Friday said it identified an "expansion in threat activity" that uses tradecraft consistent with extortion-themed attacks orchestrated by a financially motivated hacking group ...

Momentum is building in the fight against botnets, as network operators and law enforcement ramp up crackdowns on botnet infrastructure, malware, and bulletproof hosting providers. While major ...

Abstract: This research study examines the effectiveness of Deep Learning (DL) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms in identifying BotNet attacks within network infrastructures. Various algorithms, ...

The cybercriminals in control of Kimwolf — a disruptive botnet that has infected more than 2 million devices — recently shared a screenshot indicating they’d compromised the control panel for Badbox 2 ...