GeoServer Exploits, PolarEdge, and Gayfemboy Push Cybercrime Beyond Traditional BotnetsThe Hacker News·Aug 24, 13:31 UTC · Aug 24, 2025MalwareCVE-2024-36401160
⚡ Weekly Recap: VPN 0-Day, Encryption Backdoor, AI Malware, macOS Flaw, ATM Hack & MoreThe Hacker News·Aug 5, 04:38 UTC · Aug 5, 2025Malware in the wildCVE-2025-40596CVE-2025-40597CVE-2025-40598+8 CVEs60
⚡ Weekly Recap — SharePoint Breach, Spyware, IoT Hijacks, DPRK Fraud, Crypto Drains and MoreThe Hacker News·Jul 28, 15:57 UTC · Jul 28, 2025Malware in the wildCVE-2025-49706CVE-2025-49704CVE-2025-20281+27 CVEs60
Three Russians, one Kazakhstani charged in takedown of Anyproxy and 5socks botnetsThe Record·May 9, 19:05 UTC · May 9, 2025Malware55
Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default PasswordsThe Hacker News·Dec 24, 05:50 UTC · Dec 24, 2024MalwareCVE-2023-1389CVE-2018-1753247
AndroxGh0st Malware Integrates Mozi Botnet to Target IoT and Cloud ServicesThe Hacker News·Dec 18, 10:49 UTC · Dec 18, 2024MalwareCVE-2021-41773CVE-2018-15133CVE-2017-9841+12 CVEs60
Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet CampaignThe Hacker News·Dec 2, 04:54 UTC · Dec 2, 2024Malware30
Microsoft Warns of Chinese Botnet Exploiting Router Flaws for Credential TheftThe Hacker News·Nov 5, 03:07 UTC · Nov 5, 2024Malware42
UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variantsCisco Talos·Oct 17, 10:00 UTC · Oct 17, 2024Malware42
New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices WorldwideThe Hacker News·Sep 19, 06:35 UTC · Sep 19, 2024Malware in the wild57
Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until nowArs Technica · Security·Sep 18, 19:58 UTC · Sep 18, 2024Malware in the wildCVE-2024-2188760
Malware Attacks Surge 30% in First Half of 2024Infosecurity Magazine·Jul 25, 10:15 UTC · Jul 25, 2024MalwareCVE-2023-138960
Researchers Warn of CatDDoS Botnet and DNSBomb DDoS Attack TechniqueThe Hacker News·May 29, 04:42 UTC · May 29, 2024MalwareCVE-2024-3365535
Mirai-based botnet updates ‘arsenal of exploits’ on routers, IoT devicesThe Record·Oct 11, 20:38 UTC · Oct 11, 2023Malware55
Camaro Dragon Strikes with New TinyNote Backdoor for Intelligence GatheringThe Hacker News·Jun 3, 05:06 UTC · Jun 3, 2023Malware42
Beastmode DDoS Botnet Exploiting New TOTOLINK Bugs to Enslave More RoutersThe Hacker News·Apr 5, 03:14 UTC · Apr 5, 2022MalwareCVE-2022-26210CVE-2022-26186CVE-2022-25075+5 CVEs35
Beastmode Mirai botnet now includes exploits for Totolink routersSecurity Affairs·Apr 2, 15:28 UTC · Apr 2, 2022MalwareCVE-2022-26210CVE-2022-26186CVE-2022-25075+4 CVEs35
U.S., U.K. Agencies Warn of New Russian Botnet Built from Hacked Firewall DevicesThe Hacker News·Feb 24, 21:33 UTC · Feb 24, 2022Malware30
VPNFilter malware compromises over 500,000 networking devices around the worldHelp Net Security·Jul 28, 10:13 UTC · Jul 28, 2020Malware55
Talos published technical details for other seven VPNFilter modulesSecurity Affairs·Sep 27, 20:47 UTC · Sep 27, 2018Malware42
VPNFilter Router Malware Adds 7 New Network Exploitation ModulesThe Hacker News·Sep 27, 10:30 UTC · Sep 27, 2018Malware42
Ukraine's SBU reportedly stopped VPNFilter attack at chlorine stationSecurity Affairs·Jul 13, 08:09 UTC · Jul 13, 2018Malware42
Experts believe the botmaster of the VPNFilter is attempting to resume the botnetSecurity Affairs·Jun 7, 12:19 UTC · Jun 7, 2018Malware42
Destructive and MiTM Capabilities of VPNFilter Malware RevealedThe Hacker News·Jun 6, 14:47 UTC · Jun 6, 2018Malware55
Researchers And The FBI Work Together to Take Down the Russian VPNFilter Botnet Targeting Home RoutersSecurity Affairs·May 28, 19:08 UTC · May 28, 2018Malware55
FBI shuts down domain behind Russian 'VPNFilter' botnetCyberScoop·May 24, 11:43 UTC · May 24, 2018Malware in the wild60
FBI seizes control of a massive botnet that infected over 500,000 routersThe Hacker News·May 24, 09:59 UTC · May 24, 2018Malware55
Researchers unearth a huge botnet army of 500,000 hacked routersThe Hacker News·May 24, 08:42 UTC · May 24, 2018Malware55
Justice Department announces actions to disrupt the VPNFilter botnetSecurity Affairs·May 24, 07:36 UTC · May 24, 2018Malware55
Huge Russia-Linked botnet VPNFilter ready to launch a massive attack on UkraineSecurity Affairs·May 23, 20:34 UTC · May 23, 2018Malware42
Researchers uncover sophisticated botnet aimed at possible attack inside UkraineCyberScoop·May 23, 15:55 UTC · May 23, 2018Malware in the wild60
New Rapidly-Growing IoT Botnet Threatens to Take Down the InternetThe Hacker News·Oct 21, 07:49 UTC · Oct 21, 2017Malware30
Report: New Android malware hijacks DNSCyberScoop·Jan 4, 14:02 UTC · Jan 4, 2017Malware in the wild60
New Android Malware Hijacks Router DNS from SmartphoneThe Hacker News·Dec 28, 18:55 UTC · Dec 28, 2016Malware30
Android Switcher Trojan targets routers changing DNS settingsSecurity Affairs·Dec 28, 17:30 UTC · Dec 28, 2016Malware30
Switcher: Android joins the ‘attack-theKaspersky Securelist·Dec 28, 08:54 UTC · Dec 28, 2016Malware30