botnet

How police recovered $15 million USD from Swiss bank accounts of ad fraud scammers

On: May 19, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: advertising, botnet, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, electronic fraud, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, scam, security flaws, technology, US Department of Justice (DOJ), website security

The government of Switzerland has transferred to the United States a total of $15,111, 1453.84, representing the illicit proceeds obtained by an Internet advertising fraud scheme orchestrated by Kazakh citizensRead More →

Sysrv botnet is more powerful than ever: New exploits to take control of Linux and Windows devices

On: May 18, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: botnet, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Hacking, Information Security, Linux, malware, security flaws, Sysrv botnet, technology, Windows

In its most recent release, the operators of the Sysrv botnet included new exploits to use new vulnerabilities, posing a serious threat to Windows and Linux systems. Identified as Sysrv-K,Read More →

New type of massive DoS attacks used to extort money from public and private organizations. Ransom notes within DoS packages

On: March 7, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: botnet, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), extortion, Hacking, IMPERVA, incidents, Information Security, malware, security flaws, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a denial of service (DoS) attack with very interesting features. According to Imperva researchers, this attack reaches a rate of 2.5 million requests perRead More →

New and famous deep web marketplace to buy cookies, accounts, passwords and other sensitive data

On: December 22, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: 2easy, black market, botnet, bots, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data security, data theft, deep web, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, KELA, malware, RedLine, security flaws

KELA cybersecurity researchers, dedicated to monitoring illegal activity on the dark web and on the conventional Internet, report the detection of a new black market platform that has recently appearedRead More →

TP-Link wireless router vulnerability makes your home network a part of new botnet

On: December 13, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: botnet, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Manga botnet, Mirai botnet, remote code execution (RCE), Routers, security flaws, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of Manga, a new variant of the Mirai botnet focused especially on the compromise of TP-Link routers using the CVE-2021-41653 vulnerability. The flaw affects TL-WE840NRead More →

MyKing, the world’s oldest and largest botnet, generates millions of dollars for hackers

On: October 14, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: bootkits, botnet, bots, Cryptojacking, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, Hacking Tools, incidents, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, MyKings botnet, technology

Cybersecurity experts report that, despite efforts to take it down, the MyKings botnet is still active and generating an incredible amount of money for its operators nearly five years afterRead More →

Biggest DDOS attack in history of 21.8 million requests per second from 250,000 inflected hosts

On: September 9, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: botnet, Cloudflare, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, Russia, technology, Yandex

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a denial of service (DoS) botnet that has grown excessively in recent months, attacking the Russian technology giant Yandex with more than 21 millionRead More →

“Bot Master” hacker Peter Levashov infected more than 200k computers to be jailed in the U.S.

On: July 20, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: botnet, cybercrime, cybersecurity, email security, hackers, Hacking, malware, phishing, Russia, spam, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

U.S. authorities are trying to establish a harsh sentence against Peter Levashov, Russian hacker known in the cybercriminal community as the “Bot Master”, accusing him of operating a massive botnetRead More →

Over 15 years in prison for the operator of the malware employed by the Kelihos botnet

On: June 17, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: botnet, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hacking, Kelihos botnet, malware, Russia, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Oleg Koshkin, a Russian citizen, is being charged with multiple charges related to the operation of a malware variant employed by variousRead More →