Ravie LakshmananAug 27, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News A fake login page. A fake security scan. A fake productivity app. Apparently, pretending to be useful is still one… Continue reading
Tag: Botnet
Ravie LakshmananAug 21, 2026Malware / Automotive Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that’s specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun…. Continue reading
Ravie LakshmananAug 17, 2026Malware / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux botnet family dubbed Evooo1Bot that derives its core functionality from the Mirai botnet source… Continue reading
Ravie LakshmananAug 11, 2026Botnet / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the Kimwolf/AISURU Android and Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that comes with significant improvements… Continue reading
Swati KhandelwalJul 28, 2026Linux / Endpoint Security A new Mirai-derived botnet called Tengu can use a compromised Linux device’s hardware watchdog to trigger a reboot when defenders kill… Continue reading
Swati KhandelwalJul 27, 2026Botnet / IoT Security Dysphoria, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet line tracked by CNCERT and XLab, has adopted blockchain-based name services and infected-device relays… Continue reading
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Russian-Speaking Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Control Botnet of Eight Dental Clinic PCs
A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google’s open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The… Continue reading
A Go botnet called NadMesh turned up in early July hunting exposed AI services, and the operator’s own dashboard claims 3,811 unique AWS keys. A Shodan harvester keeps… Continue reading
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unreported Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnet framework dubbed TuxBot v3 Evolution that shows signs of being developed with assistance from a large… Continue reading
Four compromised npm packages in the @asyncapi namespace have been observed distributing a multi-stage botnet loader, according to findings from OX Security, SafeDep, Socket, and StepSecurity. The affected… Continue reading
