Hackers resurrect 90s IRC tricks with SSHStalker, using old exploits to quietly compromise thousands of Linux servers ...

Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.

A high-severity vulnerability plaguing old Cisco routers is being used to build a malicious, global botnet, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers Sekoia published an in-depth report on the ...

Old TP-Link router flaw is being abused again The threat actors are building out a botnet named Ballista They are operating ...

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...

Kimwolf is a botnet that surfaced in late 2025 and quickly infected millions of systems, turning poorly secured IoT devices like TV streaming boxes, digital picture frames and routers into relays for ...

Beware a surge in the number of ZeusVM Banking Trojan-based botnets operating in the wild, since the tools for building and customizing the cybercrime malware are now available for free. See Also: ...

Europol and the US Department of Justice are claiming big wins against a large swath of the global cybercrime botnet infrastructure. Europol coordinated the international effort to neutralize dropper ...