An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute ...

Criminals hijack thousands of devices to create never-before-seen cyber weapon - Victims of the KadNap botnet are spread throughout the world ...

Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by Asus—that have been conscripted into a proxy network that anonymously ...

KadNap botnet infects 14,000+ routers using DHT-based P2P control while ClipXDaemon hijacks crypto wallets on Linux X11.

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe along with private partners have disrupted the SocksEscort cybercrime proxy ...

A newly identified botnet loader is shifting command-and-control (C2) operations onto the Polygon blockchain, eliminating the ...

Aeternum C2, a native C++ botnet loader, operates on smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain, increasing its resilience.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A heatmap of a botnet displayed at Microsoft's Cybercrime Center (Reuters) One of the world’s biggest botnet networks, responsible ...

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Researchers detail Aeternum C2 storing botnet commands on Polygon blockchain, while DSLRoot operates 300 residential proxy ...

The DOJ partnered with the FBI and international law enforcement to shut down a global malware network that stole $5.9 billion of Covid relief funds and is linked to other crimes. Chinese national ...

A newly discovered botnet malware called KadNap is targeting ASUS routers and other edge networking devices to turn them into proxies for malicious traffic. Since August 2025, KadNap has grown to ...