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...
Murdoc_Botnet: researchers have identified a campaign exploiting vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras, in a variant of Mirai
Cybersecurity researchers have raised alarms over the emergence of the Murdoc_Botnet, a new variant of the infamous Mirai botnet that exploits vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei...
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...
Raptor Train Botnet hacked 200,000+ devices worldwide
A botnet is a formidable network of compromised devices controlled by a central entity known as a bot herder. These devices, known as bots, are infected with malware...
PRC-Linked cyber actors leveraging massive botnet for malicious activities
In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the FBI, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and National Security Agency (NSA) have exposed a significant threat to Internet-connected devices. Chinese hackers have...