Cloudflare: short DDoS bursts rose 208% in Q3 2026
Attacks over 1 Tbps fell to 251 from 805 after takedowns of four large IoT botnets.
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US Disrupts China-Linked Integrity Tech ‘s Cyber Espionage Tools
US authorities seized China-linked Integrity Tech tools Microscan and FishHub used to hack critical infrastructure.
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Cling Botnet Spoofs Google STUN Traffic to Hide Commands Sent to Infected IoT Devices
Cling IoT botnet hides operator commands in spoofed Google STUN replies while exploiting exposed routers and DVRs.
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Srsly Risky Biz: China's Private Sector Botnets Are Worth Disrupting
DoJ seized domains of Chinese espionage botnet platforms QScan and QTRouter, run by private firm QTFY for MSS and PLA targeting.
DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims
DoJ corrected its statement to say US federal agencies were targets, not confirmed victims, of China-linked group QTFY's intrusions.
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A Deep Dive Into Attempted Exploitation of CVE-2023
Mirai-like botnet scans exploit TP-Link EOL router flaw CVE-2023-33538 after CISA KEV addition, though observed exploit code is flawed.
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