Botnet

This section has all the newest information on botnets, such as new botnets that have been found, strikes on botnets, and ways to protect against them. We go into great depth about how botnets work, how they affect network and data security, and the ways that cybercriminals take advantage of them. Keep up with new dangers and the newest ways to protect yourself from botnet-related risks.

Hackers Turn Low-Cost Android Phones Into Hidden Proxy Botnets Through Preinstalled Malware

Midnight Mimosa, a widespread Android malware campaign, is turning inexpensive smartphones into advertising fraud engines and potential residential proxy nodes…

2 weeks ago

Android Firmware Malware Uses Ad Fraud and Proxy Botnets to Generate Revenue

Midnight Mimosa, an Android malware campaign embedded in firmware that monetizes compromised smartphones through advertising fraud and residential proxy services.…

4 weeks ago

Cling Botnet Spoofs Google STUN Traffic to Hide Commands Sent to Infected IoT Devices

Cling, an IoT botnet that disguises operator commands as Google STUN replies, blending malicious communications into routine NAT traversal traffic.…

1 month ago

New AI-Powered Botnet x47.c Steals Credentials and Drains AI Account Credits

A newly identified Windows botnet dubbed x47.c is marketing a blend of conventional DDoS tooling, credential theft, SOCKS5 proxying, fast-flux…

1 month ago

First Android Malware Targeting Car Head Units Uses Firmware Updates to Build Proxy Botnet

A multi-stage Android malware campaign that abuses the firmware-update mechanism of Android-based automotive head units to deploy ad-fraud tooling and…

2 months ago

Evooo1Bot Turns Compromised Routers Into DDoS Bots and Anonymous Proxy Nodes

A newly identified Linux botnet dubbed Evooo1Bot is targeting vulnerable internet-facing routers, edge appliances, cameras, and enterprise systems, combining Mirai-derived…

3 months ago

Botnet Scans Router Diagnostic Tools for OS Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Botnet operators are systematically probing router diagnostic interfaces for OS command injection flaws, chaining default credentials, legacy CGI endpoints, and…

3 months ago

Linux XMRig Botnet Abuses PAM for Fileless Monero Mining and Persistent Access

A covert Monero (XMR) cryptomining campaign uncovered in May 2026 is abusing Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to evade detection,…

3 months ago

Tengu Mirai Botnet Uses Watchdog Reboots and Binary Bricking to Resist Removal

Tengu, a newly observed Mirai-derived botnet, is demonstrating how modern IoT malware is rapidly evolving beyond traditional distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…

3 months ago

Dysphoria IoT Botnet Uses Blockchain Domains and 200,000 Devices for DDoS Attacks

A rapidly evolving IoT botnet dubbed “Dysphoria” has emerged as a significant global threat, leveraging blockchain-based domain resolution and a…

3 months ago