Maybe I have too much free time, but I was thinking that it is possible to use botnets for good. In a recent Ars article it said that one Russian group may have a botnet of 10,000,000 computers, that ...

Malware that takes control of webcams, video recorders, and other consumer devices to cause widespread Internet outages. Botnets have existed for at least a decade. As early as 2000, hackers were ...

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eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. While massive botnets such as Rustock and Conficker often ...

Botnets are one of the key drivers of cyberattacks, used to distribute malware, ransomware and other malicious payloads – and dark web forums are now offering lessons on how to make money from them, a ...

For the past few weeks, a threat actor who goes online by the name of "Subby" has taken over the IoT DDoS botnets of 29 other hackers, ZDNet has learned. The hacker exploited the fact that some botnet ...

For the research, Trustwave implemented a network of honeypots located in multiple countries including Russia, Ukraine, Poland, the UK, China, and the US. Botnets are globally responsible for over 95% ...