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Kimwolf DDoS botnet already grabbed 1.8M devices. What we know

Kimwolf is the latest reminder that the most dangerous botnets now grow quietly inside everyday consumer electronics.
AOL

A newly-wormable Windows botnet is ballooning in size

Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is rapidly growing in size, thanks to a new infection technique that allows the malware to spread from computer to computer. The Purple Fox malware ...
Dark Reading

Mylobot Botnet & Khalesi Malware Deliver One-Two Security Punch

Mylobot, a recently discovered botnet that can elude antivirus software and sandboxes, is now able to deliver Khalesi information stealer malware on infected machines as part of a secondary attack, ...
Bleeping Computer

P2PInfect botnet activity surges 600x with stealthier malware variants

The P2PInfect botnet worm is going through a period of highly elevated activity volumes starting in late August and then picking up again in September 2023. P2PInfect was first documented by Unit 42 ...
Computerworld

Storm botnet spreading malware through GeoCities

Storm, the botnet-building Trojan horse, has come up with another twist to dupe users into infecting their PCs with malware, a security researcher said today. Longtime clients of the Russian Business ...
Dark Reading

IoT Botnets Are Increasing Source of Malware on SP Networks

Botnets are increasingly making up more and more of the malware traffic found on service provider networks, with cybercriminals using these Internet of Things bots for a range of malicious schemes, ...
Computerworld

Botnet continues massive H1N1 malware campaign

A massive spam campaign that poses as a message from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) asking people to register for H1N1 vaccinations remains a big problem today, a security researcher said. The ...
HotHardware

Alarming Vo1d Malware Botnet Infects Millions Of Android TVs: Update ASAP

Imagine you're having a good time enjoying your favorite TV show, and suddenly an adult video takes over your screen, your remote stops working and harmful content is being forced on viewers. While ...
Forbes

Android TV Users Beware: Vo1d Malware Botnet Now Controls 1.6M Devices

Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their methods, and the latest example of this is the alarming spread of the Vo1d malware botnet. This highly sophisticated malware has now infected 1,590,299 ...

Over one million Android devices infected with password-stealing, pre-installed botnet malware — how to stay safe

Researchers at HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence team worked alongside Google, Trend Micro, The Shadowserver Foundation and ...
PC World

New botnet malware infects 1.6 million Android TV devices worldwide

Vo1d is a long-known botnet that infects Android TV devices, and security experts from XLab have now discovered a new variant that’s said to have infected over 1.6 million Android TV devices around ...