Inside NadMesh: The Shodan-Powered Botnet Hunting Exposed AI Servers
Researchers at XLab have identified NadMesh, a Go-based botnet that uses Shodan to hunt down exposed AI and MCP infrastructure before hijacking it with more than 20 exploitation...
Google Dismantles NetNut-Linked “Popa” Residential Proxy Botnet That Hijacked 2 Million Home Devices
Google, working with the FBI, Lumen Technologies, and other partners, has taken action against the NetNut residential proxy network - also tracked as "Popa" - estimated to have...
AryStinger Botnet Hijacks 4,300+ Routers to Build Global Covert Attack Proxy Network
Researchers have uncovered AryStinger, a stealthy botnet that has hijacked over 4,300 legacy Linksys and D-Link routers by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities. Unlike DDoS botnets, AryStinger is purpose-built for...
Void Botnet Routes Commands Through Ethereum Smart Contracts to Evade Law Enforcement Takedowns
A new Rust-based botnet sold on cybercrime forums uses Ethereum smart contracts as its command-and-control channel, making traditional infrastructure takedowns impossible. The Void Botnet supports fourteen payload types...
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...
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...