SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 4 min readWhat Is IoT Malware?Your phone isn't the only device connected to the internet. Cameras, smart TVs, routers, watches, speakers, printers, appliances, and even industrial equipment can communicate over networks. Together,00
SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·2d ago · 3 min readWhat Is a Botnet?A single infected computer can cause problems. But imagine thousands—or even millions—of infected computers working together under the control of a single attacker. This is known as a botnet, one of t00
DPDiego Petitinthedevbox.hashnode.dev·Jul 4 · 12 min readXuperTV (formerly MagisTV): The Largest Residential Proxy Botnet Ever Built - Disguised as an IPTV AppTL;DR: XuperTV, a popular Latin American IPTV app with millions of downloads, contains a hidden P2P proxy network that turns every user's device into a residential relay node. Our analysis confirms th00
LTLưu Tuấn Anhinblog.fiscybersec.com·May 21 · 12 min readTurla has just created something even more dangerous than a backdoor: a self-operating espionage botnet.Overview of the campaign For many years, APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) campaigns often relied on a familiar model: a covert malware connecting to a command and control (C2) server to receive instru00
RKrakib khaninilove.hashnode.dev·May 7 · 1 min readInside the Botnet: How DDoS attacks on Brazilian ISPs Were Fueled by an Anti‑DDoS FirmThe Unseen Engine Behind Brazil’s Gigabit‑Scale DDoS Onslaught A coordinated flood of malicious traffic crippled several Brazilian internet service providers earlier this year, delivering peaks of up to 1,200 Gbps. Security researchers have traced th...00
RKrakib khaninilove.hashnode.dev·May 1 · 2 min readInside the Botnet: How DDoS attacks on Brazilian ISPs Were Fueled by a Supposed Anti‑DDoS FirmThe Unseen Threat Behind Brazil’s ISP Outages A recent investigation by KrebsOnSecurity has uncovered that Huge Networks, a Miami‑based company marketed as a DDoS‑mitigation service, was inadvertently serving as the core of a large‑scale botnet that ...00
VNVũ Nhật Lâminblog.fiscybersec.com·Apr 20 · 16 min readChaos Botnet & Silver Fox: Two China-Nexus Campaigns Converging on Shared InfrastructureExecutive Summary Between March and April 2026, Darktrace published findings on a new Chaos botnet variant actively targeting misconfigured cloud deployments — specifically Apache Hadoop clusters — ra00
VBVirusis Bloginblog.virusis.com·Mar 13 · 6 min read13/03/2026 Cyber Security Briefly News - Critical Infrastructure Under Siege: Botnet Disruption, Financial Fraud Defenses, and Geopolitical Cyber Operations📋 Top Headlines at a Glance BioCatch DeviceIQ helps banks spot risky devices before login Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countri...00
DDeepSeaXindeepseax.hashnode.dev·Feb 27 · 2 min readAeternum C2: The Botnet That Lives on the Polygon BlockchainQrator Research Lab has uncovered Aeternum — a native C++ botnet loader that uses the Polygon blockchain as its primary and only command-and-control channel. Unlike predecessors like Glupteba that used blockchain as a fallback, Aeternum makes the blo...00
NVNguyễn Văn Trunginblog.fiscybersec.com·Feb 24 · 7 min readSSHStalker: Chiến dịch lan Truyền Botnet Linux MớiMột chiến dịch botnet Linux mới có tên SSHStalker vừa được phát hiện nhưng lại sử dụng những kỹ thuật lâu đời nhưng vẫn hiệu quả để chiếm quyền kiểm soát hàng ngàn hệ thống phần lớn là các máy chủ Lin00
