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 ...

A new version of Gafgyt botnet malware has been enlisting routers from Zyxel and Huawei, as well as devices with Realtek RTL81xx chipset, using them for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against servers ...

Nokia unveils advanced DDoS countermeasures for improved protection against botnet and application-level DDoS attacks Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become more frequent, ...

The Mirai-born botnet Aisuru targeted networks powering online gaming giants and sending 29.6 Tbps of DDoS traffic through infected routers. A newly disclosed attack campaign linked to the IoT botnet ...

The global coronavirus crisis has dramatically increased consumer interest in e-commerce, e-learning, online communications, and entertainment. The number and frequency of DDoS attacks was a trend ...

Tens of thousands of home routers have been infected with malware and are being used by hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The router-based botnet was discovered by Web ...

A new attack aimed at building a massive botnet to launch paid-for traffic attacks is very likely to have recruited vulnerable routers based in Australia, according to security firm Flashpoint. The ...