WASHINGTON – More than 1 million computers – possibly yours, too – are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users’ personal information, the FBI ...

Botnets often make the cybersecurity headlines – but they’re far from the Skynet nightmare that you’d assume at first glance. Botnets aren’t some sort of sci-fi AI hivemind, admittedly, but they are ...

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Security researchers have uncovered what could be the biggest ever botnet, capable of “crippling digital assaults” that could take down entire companies. Hackers performed what appeared to be a test ...

Attackers are actively targeting a critical flaw in a popular Python-based Web app for building AI agents and workflows to unleash a powerful botnet that can cause full system compromise, distributed ...