Security researchers at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have identified a new Mirai-based botnet called ShadowV2 that quietly emerged during the major AWS outage in October, targeting vulnerable IoT ...

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In 2024 alone, botnets accounted for 29% of all observed malware, reclaiming their spot at the top of the cyberthreat landscape, according to ForeScout Technologies Inc.’s latest analysis of 900 ...

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A new variant of the Mirai malware has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in Avtech cameras and Huawei routers to ensnare the devices into a botnet, security firm Qualys reports. Dubbed Murdoc ...

Separate spinoffs of the infamous Mirai botnet are responsible for a fresh wave of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks globally. One is exploiting specific vulnerabilities in Internet of ...

According to security analysis, the Gayfemboy botnet, based on the notorious Mirai malware, is currently spreading around the world. Researchers from Chainxin X Lab found that cybercriminals have been ...

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A new report out today from Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs details the activities of two different botnets observed through October and November that are being spread through vulnerabilities in ...