Google is suing the BadBox 2.0 botnet group

Google has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a what is believed to be the largest smart TV botnet in the world — BadBox 2.0. <br /> The company said in its complaint that this China-ba [...]

The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

Bigger, badder DDoSes are flooding the Internet. Dismal IoT security is largely to blame. [...]

Prosecutors charge man who allegedly used botnet to take down X this spring

An Oregon man has been charged in a federal complaint today on allegations of operating a botnet for hire that conducted cyberattacks beginning at least in 2021. Ethan Foltz has been accused of runnin [...]

A Chinese state-linked botnet has grown to 1,500 hacked routers and is mapping vulnerable targets within hours of disclosure

A covert botnet linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers has more than doubled in size and is now scanning for newly disclosed vulnerabilities within hours of publication. The JDY botnet comprises ov [...]

"Hackers can now launch massive 2Tbps attacks": Report reveals staggering 10x growth in botnet size with record-breaking DDoS incidents peaking for 40 minutes as multi-vector attacks grow in complexity and become harder to dismantle

Largest botnet grows tenfold in a year as sustained 2Tbps attack signals growing scale of modern DDoS campaigns. [...]

Massive botnet is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts across the world

A new password spraying attack was spotted being operated by a huge botnet, targeting Microsoft 365 accounts. [...]

A massive new DDoS botnet has already snared 1.8 million devices - here's what we know about Kimwolf

Researchers discovered a new botnet called Kimwolf, allegedly built by the same brain behind AISURU. [...]

The best record players for 2025

Everyone knows by now that vinyl is back. The classic format has seen a resurgence for years at this point, and new albums these days almost always include a vinyl preorder. If you’ve finally decide [...]

Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled

The botnet was reportedly tied to a Russia-based residential proxy network. [...]