You might have heard of “botnets.” The term typically describes a huge network of hijacked computers--most of which belong to ordinary people--under the control of a hacker, who uses them to attack ...

Experts tracking Aisuru say the botnet relies on well more than a hundred control servers, and that for the moment at least ...

Dubbed Aisuru, the botnet is part of a new class of DDoS-capable malware, referred to as TurboMirai. The threats are reminiscent of the infamous Mirai IoT botnet, and can launch DDoS attacks that ...

Botnets – they’re dangerous, deceptive, and very difficult to detect and deal with. What’s more, according to recent surveys, the botnet threat is growing…rapidly. Experts say it’s imperative that ...

Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves. Victims don't see where their stolen data end up. But ...

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 19, 2013) - Botnets are controlling tens of millions of users' computers worldwide, but F-Secure is unveiling a new product that will fight botnets by cleaning infected ...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says regulatory action is needed to ensure telecom providers that block botnets do it in a way that protects Canadians. Cyber ...

Some of the most powerful DDoS attacks ever detected have been revealed by cybersecurity company StormWall. This specific botnet, which enabled DDoS attacks of up to 2TB/s, sets a new record over the ...