Botnet stories

In December, Trickbot claimed the top spot as most prevalent malware, overtaking Formbook which was in first place in November 2021. >>

Ransom DDoS attacks increased by 29% YoY and 175% QoQ in the last quarter 2021, according to new research from Cloudfare.>>

Sophos has provided new threat intelligence following the reporting of the Apache Log4Shell vulnerability.>>

Malware and scams continue to plague thousands of New Zealanders, laying $3.3 million to waste in just three months.>>

"DDoS attacks are rampant, and the frequency doesn't seem to be slowing down.">>

“We are seeing an increase in effective and destructive cyber attacks affecting thousands of organisations in a single incident creating an important inflection point for the war on cyber crime.">>

Surprisingly, a vast volume of malicious traffic can reach a residential device, writes Radware head of research Daniel Smith.>>

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks surged during 2020, and their severity should not be underestimated. >>

Many significant cybersecurity events have occurred since the year 2000 — not every one of them ‘firsts’, but all of them correlating with a change in security behaviour or protection.>>

"Cybercriminals are relying on same old tricks to secure their financial treats, because they continue to be successful.">>

Imperva Research Labs has revealed findings of a six-month intensive investigation into a botnet that has been exploiting CMS vulnerabilities.>>

Microsoft has announced it took action to disrupt a botnet, Trickbot, one of the world's most infamous botnets and prolific distributors of malware and ransomware.>>

“There has never been a clearer picture than now, of why organisations need to adjust their defence strategies going forward to fully take into account the network perimeter extending into the home.">>

The botnet, which Bitdefender has dubbed ‘dark_nexus’ based on a string it puts in its banner, boasts new features and capabilities that ‘put to shame’ most other IoT botnets and malware that the cybersecurity has seen.>>

The botnet, called Necurs, gained control of the computers using malware and used them to commit crimes remotely.>>

28% of all organisations worldwide were impacted by malicious multi-purpose botnets, while the rise of 20% of incident response cases were targeted ransomware attack.>>

Black Friday is arguably the most anticipated retail sales period in the world, when brands offer consumers the largest discounts and promotional offers.>>

Check Point’s researchers report that the notorious botnet has been reactivated and is spreading active campaigns again.>>

"Cybercriminals continue to develop new, more sophisticated attack methods, and they are carrying them out with astonishing frequency.">>

This issue will only continue to grow as IoT forms the foundation of connected devices and smart city grids.>>

Ad fraud ring 3eve used botnets to generate nearly 30 million dollars in fraudulent ad revenue.>>

In a comparison of 16 indoor and outdoor IP surveillance cameras, researchers found only one well-protected device. >>

“What if these nodes were able to make autonomous decisions with minimal supervision, use their collective intelligence to solve problems?”>>

Overall, between July and September, DDoS botnets attacked targets in 82 countries.>>