SecurityWeek

GoBruteforcer Botnet Targeting Crypto, Blockchain Projects

GoBruteforcer botnet fueled by server deployments with weak credentials and legacy web is targeting cryptocurrency and ...
ZDNet

Bizarre botnet infects your PC to scrub away cryptocurrency mining malware

Good guy vigilante, or error in coding? A strange botnet has appeared on the scene which instead of infecting devices in order to enslave them, appears to be actually ...
Futurism

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It

If you’re unfortunate enough to visit a malicious page or click the wrong thing in a phishing email, you might catch a botnet — malware that hijacks your computer in order to perform a nefarious deed, ...
TechRepublic

Androxgh0st Malware Botnet Steals AWS, Microsoft Credentials and More

The Androxgh0st malware botnet is used for victim identification and exploitation in targeted networks, as well as credentials collection. Read the FBI/CISA's tips for protecting against this malware ...
Threat Post

Qakbot Botnet Sprouts Fangs, Injects Malware into Email Threads

The ever-shifting, ever-more-powerful malware is now hijacking email threads to download malicious DLLs that inject password-stealing code into webpages, among other foul things. The Qakbot botnet is ...
Game Rant

Microsoft is Fighting Back Against a Malware Botnet

For the last four years, Microsoft has been combating the actions of an infamous botnet called Trickbot, one of the world's leading distributors of ransomware. Unlike the usual public match gaming ...
ZDNet

Dark_nexus botnet outstrips other malware with new, potent features

A new botnet has entered the threat landscape that researchers say "puts to shame" others on the scene, such as Mirai and Qbot. On Wednesday, researchers from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender said the ...