Tag: Botnet
[BOTNET] An IoT botnet used in a fraudulent YouTube advertising
The American ISP CenturyLink security research team discovered that an IoT botnet – called TheMoon – had been used in a video advertising fraud system on YouTube. The researchers…
[BOTNET] The IoT Hide’N Seek botnet continues to grow
Avast analysts have reported that the Hide’N Seek robot network continues to grow by infecting vulnerable connected devices that still use default passwords. This botnet has two main features. The…
[BOTNET] F5 Labs identified 13 thingbots in the first half of 2018
F5 Labs recently published a report entitled “The Hunt for IoT”. This report highlights that connected objects have become one of the preferred targets of attackers. Distributed Denial of Service…
[BOTNET] An IoT botnet has compromised more than 100,000 routers to spam email messages
Over the past two months, a new IoT botnet has emerged. Spotted by the Netlab team at Qihoo 360, the botnet exploits a vulnerability that has been known for five…
[BOTNET] GhostDNS: the botnet made up of 100,000 routers is attacking Brazil
Netlab 360, the cybersecurity laboratory of the Chinese company QuiHoo, has detected a powerful botnet that is rampant in Brazil. Its name? GhostDNS. The latter is designed to steal the…
[ARTICLE] Dismantling of the Avalanche botnet (March 2017)
Five people arrested, 221 servers offline, 37 searches. This spectacular report is the result of a long investigation carried out by Europol to dismantle one of the most important botnets,…