Botnet

Chinese Hackers Failed To Defeat FBI Botnet Takedown

FBI disrupts Chinese 'state-sponsored' hackers 'Flax Typhoon', who tried to resist takedown of 260,000-device botnet

7 months ago
Int’l Police Target Botnets In ‘Operation Endgame’Int’l Police Target Botnets In ‘Operation Endgame’

Int’l Police Target Botnets In ‘Operation Endgame’

Police in Europe, US target multiple botnets in biggest-ever coordinated cyber action to disrupt 'dropper' infrastructure

11 months ago
Botnet Controlled By Russia’s GRU Disrupted By US, UKBotnet Controlled By Russia’s GRU Disrupted By US, UK

Botnet Controlled By Russia’s GRU Disrupted By US, UK

Botnet controlled by Russian military intelligence disrupted by the United States, which removed GRU control of thousands of infected devices

3 years ago
Emotet Botnet Offline After Global Takedown By PoliceEmotet Botnet Offline After Global Takedown By Police

Emotet Botnet Offline After Global Takedown By Police

Good news. One of the world's most dangerous botnets, Emotet, has been taken down in a co-ordinated police operation around…

4 years ago
Some Laptops For Vulnerable Children Contain Malware – ReportSome Laptops For Vulnerable Children Contain Malware – Report

Some Laptops For Vulnerable Children Contain Malware – Report

A small number of laptops handed out by the Department for Education to vulnerable children, reportedly contain malware linked to…

4 years ago
Microsoft Takes Down Trickbot Hacking OperationMicrosoft Takes Down Trickbot Hacking Operation

Microsoft Takes Down Trickbot Hacking Operation

Another takedown from Microsoft sees it disrupt key Trickbot servers, which it said could have indirectly impact US election infrastructure

5 years ago
Researchers Take Down Massive Crypto-Mining BotnetResearchers Take Down Massive Crypto-Mining Botnet

Researchers Take Down Massive Crypto-Mining Botnet

VictoryGate crypto-mining botnet infected at least 35,000 systems, mostly in Peru, and continues to spread via infected removable USB drives

5 years ago