JDY grew from 650 to 1,500+ devices after KV-botnet's takedown, enabling rapid reconnaissance and vulnerability targeting.

A Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet tracked as Beastmode (aka B3astmode) has updated its list of exploits to include several new ones, three of them targeting various models of ...

The JDY botnet, linked to China's Volt Typhoon, has doubled in size and now scans for newly disclosed vulnerabilities within hours. Most nodes are in the US.

A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet called C0XMO is targeting DD-WRT router firmware and can move to other device types with ...

A stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon has been infecting over 70,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers, creating a botnet primarily aimed at stealing bandwidth and operating as a hidden ...

A newly identified botnet called KadNap has compromised thousands of Asus routers worldwide by exploiting weaknesses in the devices’ remote-access features, turning ordinary home networking equipment ...

The botnet’s preferred targets include Four-Faith and Neterbit routers or smart home devices. Experts from VulnCheck reported at the end of December that a vulnerability in Four-Faith industrial ...

Now your routers can become zombies, too: Researchers have discovered a botnet that uses home DSL devices to build out its army. The so-called "psyb0t" malware may be the first such code to go after ...

A newly discovered botnet is able to infect up to 100,000 home routers at a time, in order to blast out spam by connecting to webmail servers that host Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts, ...

The FBI spotted this state-sponsored attack that highlights how home office setups can be overlooked when it comes to employees’ cybersecurity. Update: Multiple U.S. and international government ...

When thinking about computer security, you probably consider your PC and phone first and foremost. But there’s a lot of hardware between you and the nebulous malefactors of the internet, and it’s ...