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Botnet
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Cyber Security companies dismantle Trickbot ransomware botnet
Trickbot was discovered in 2016 as a banking trojan but with time it was updated to ransomware botnet.
October 13, 2020
Hacker disrupts Emotet botnet operation by replacing payload with GIFs
Emotet is one of the most commonly used botnets nowadays...
July 28, 2020
Cryptojacking botnet Prometei uses NSA exploit to steal data, mine Monero
Prometei botnet targets Windows devices. Cisco Talos’ threat intelligence team published a report revealing startling details of how…
July 23, 2020
VictoryGate cryptominer infected 35,000 devices via USB drives
VictoryGate is the name of a malware botnet that remained undocumented until recently while being active since May 2019.
April 25, 2020
Microsoft takes down largest botnet network “Necurs”
The heydays of the Necurs botnet seem to be over for good because Microsoft and its associates in over 35 countries have joined hands against the notorious network.
March 12, 2020
MasterMana botnet hits users by evading detection with URL shorteners
Dubbed MasterMana by researchers; the botnet utilizes every available option to target its victims including dropping backdoors and phishing attacks through business email compromise commonly known as BEC.
October 9, 2019
New Android banking botnet ‘Geost’ hits thousands of devices
The botnet was basically composed of numerous Android phones which were were infected by getting them to download malicious applications.
October 3, 2019
Thousands of Windows PCs infected by Nodersok/Divergent fileless malware
A new fileless malware is on the rise which converts computers into bots that can be controlled by hackers remotely.
September 30, 2019
Meet Retadup botnet that was infected by another malware
Meet Retadup malware botnet that was infected by another malware - Avast and French authorities have now dismantled the nasty Retadup botnet.
September 2, 2019
New Electrum DDoS botnet steals $4.6M after infecting 152,000 hosts
The majority of the bots are located in Brazil and Peru but the number of victims is constantly…
April 30, 2019