2024
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FBI confirms it issued remote kill command to blow out Volt Typhoon’s botnet
Remotely disinfects Cisco and Netgear routers to block Chinese critters China’s Volt Typhoon attackers used “hundreds” of outdated Cisco and NetGear routers infected with malware in an attempt…
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Vast botnet hijacks smart TVs for prime-time cybercrime
8-year-old op responsible for DDoS attacks and commandeering broadcasts to push war material Security researchers have pinned a DDoS botnet that’s infected potentially millions of smart TVs and…
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FBI: Beware of thieves building Androxgh0st botnets using stolen creds
Infecting networks via years-old CVEs that should have been patched by now Crooks are exploiting years-old vulnerabilities to deploy Androxgh0st malware and build a cloud-credential stealing botnet, according…
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More than 178,000 SonicWall firewalls are exposed to old denial of service bugs
Majority of public-facing devices still unpatched against critical vulns from as far back as 2022 More than 178,000 SonicWall firewalls are still vulnerable to years-old vulnerabilities, an infosec…
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Consumers prepared to ditch brands after cybersecurity issues
In 2023, businesses have been hit with 800,000 cyberattacks, over 60,000 of which were DDoS attacks and 4,000 falling victim to ransomware, according to Vercara. The research found…