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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.
The Hacker News

Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large-Scale DDoS Attacks

Kimwolf botnet infected 1.8 million Android TV devices and issued 1.7 billion DDoS commands, using ENS to hide its control ...

Thousands of TP-Link routers have been infected by a botnet to spread malware

A new botnet campaign is exploiting a high-severity security flaw in unpatched TP-Link routers and has already spread to more ...
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 ...
Bleeping Computer

New Condi malware builds DDoS botnet out of TP-Link AX21 routers

A new DDoS-as-a-Service botnet called "Condi" emerged in May 2023, exploiting a vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) Wi-Fi routers to build an army of bots to conduct attacks. AX1800 is a ...
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 ...
Dark Reading

Up-And-Coming Botnet Uses Same Malware Kit As Defunct Mariposa

A financial-fraud botnet built with the same malware kit used in the now-defunct Mariposa botnet remains active after arrests this month of two Eastern European men who allegedly ran it. Researchers ...
Android

Vo1d malware has already infected 1.6 million Android TV devices

A report from last year revealed a massive Vo1d malware infection affecting 1.3 million Android streaming boxes. Now, a new variant has been growing rapidly and helping to push those numbers up.
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 ...
CRN

Torpig Botnet Stole 70 GB Data, Security Hijack Finds

Researchers found that the Torpig botnet, a malware program designed to harvest and steal sensitive information from users' computers, stole thousands of bank accounts and credit card numbers worth ...
Network World

Botnets: Reasons It’s Getting Harder to Find and Fight Them

The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly surprising when one considers just how easy it is for the bad guys to hijack computers without tipping off the users. Slideshow: 10 of the Worst ...
TechRepublic

Androxgh0st Malware Botnet Steals AWS, Microsoft Credentials and More

The Androxgh0st malware botnet is used for victim identification and exploitation in targeted networks, as well as credentials collection. Read the FBI/CISA's tips for protecting against this malware ...