Inside the Pro-Iran Hacktivist Coalition Racing to Mobilize During the US-Iran Conflict
A new analysis maps the loosely coordinated network of pro-Iran hacktivist groups, state-aligned actors, and opportunistic allies that have ramped up disruptive cyber campaigns since US and Israeli...
Void Botnet Weaponizes Ethereum Smart Contracts for Seizure-Proof Command-and-Control Infrastructure
The Void Botnet uses Ethereum smart contracts as a seizure-resistant C2 channel, making traditional law enforcement takedowns impossible. Sold on Russian-language forums since March 2026 for $600, the...
Massive 2.45 Billion-Request DDoS Attack Uses 1.2 Million IPs to Defeat Rate Limiting in “Low and Slow” Campaign
DataDome researchers have documented a record-scale DDoS attack that delivered 2.45 billion malicious requests over five hours using 1.2 million unique IP addresses across 16,402 ASNs. Each source...
Wireshark 4.6.1: critical security update addresses major vulnerabilities
A recent update from the Wireshark Foundation addresses critical vulnerabilities impacting the widely used network protocol analyzer, potentially exposing users to denial-of-service conditions. The vulnerability lies within the...
The Cloudflare cascade: operational failure
The recent, prolonged disruption experienced by Cloudflare, affecting global internet traffic for several hours, wasn’t a conventional cyberattack. Instead, it’s a stark and unsettling illustration of the vulnerabilities...
The Ballista Botnet: a new IoT threat with italian roots
Cato Networks has uncovered a sophisticated IoT botnet, dubbed Ballista, targeting TP-Link Archer routers by exploiting a two-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2023-1389). This threat, linked to an Italian threat actor,...
Large Scale Botnet AIRASHI
In August 2024, a significant cyber assault orchestrated by the AISURU botnet targeted the distribution platforms of the highly anticipated Chinese game, Black Myth: Wukong. This attack was...
Mirai-based botnet also targets Huawei routers
A new wave of cyber threats has emerged as a sophisticated Mirai-based botnet has been discovered targeting industrial routers and smart home devices using zero-day exploits. This alarming...