Earlier this week, Microsoft Defender for IoT researchers discovered malicious downloads that affect Windows and Linux devices. These downloads, among other propagation methods, ensnare local devices ...

On October 30th, Cloudfare data identified a strange website that briefly surpassed Google as the most popular website ...

Thanks to a poor initial launch followed a few months later by the Heartbleed scare, Healthcare.gov has had its share of security problems. Now, we can add one more security snafu to the list. In ...

A new version of the Miori botnet added protection to the login panel of its command and control server, hanging a "not welcome" message for connections likely coming from a security researcher. Until ...

The operators of a gaming server rental business are believed to have built an IoT DDoS botnet, which they are now offering as part of the server rental scheme. The prime and pretty obvious clue that ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Rustock botnet has been nearly halved in size and ...

Since the source code for the Pony Botnet Controller was leaked, Trustwave's SpiderLabs has been tracking the beast with much fascination. Interest turned to stunned surprise when the researchers ...