In 2024 alone, botnets accounted for 29% of all observed malware, reclaiming their spot at the top of the cyberthreat landscape, according to ForeScout Technologies Inc.’s latest analysis of 900 ...

A new report out today from Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs details the activities of two different botnets observed through October and November that are being spread through vulnerabilities in ...

From your front stoop to your hallway, kitchen and living room, the internet of things is constantly connected. Any vulnerability can put you at risk. Sometimes it's obvious and you'll hear stories ...

Two separate Mirai botnet campaigns are exploiting a critical flaw in a somewhat unlikely target. The Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team recently observed exploitation of CVE-2025-24016, a ...

Europol announced the arrest of four individuals on Thursday and the disruption of over 100 servers in what it described as the largest operation against botnets deploying ransomware. 'Operation ...

Aisuru smashed previous records with a 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack. It appeared to have focused on telecommunications providers. Seemingly safe and small devices can be weaponized for massive cyberattacks.

Contrary to what many assume, a public-private partnership to combat botnets doesn’t have to be initiated or led by the U.S. federal government. Empty cabinets in the new data center of T-Systems, a ...

As the number of internet-connected devices increases, along with the threat of botnets and potential attacks, the role of government should not be solely focused on prescribing new legal mandates.

Security experts say botnets are increasingly becoming more difficult to trace as criminal hackers have developed clever means to hide them. Botnets are networks of computers infected with code that ...

PREVIEW – Botnets: Could your devices be part of … News / Nov 18, 2025 / 04:42 PM EST One of the hardest types of hacks to detect are botnets, a network of devices infected with malware. Whether it’s ...