The US Department of Justice has announced the takedown of the RapperBot botnet and charges against its American administrator.
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Google Sues Operators of 10-Million-Device Badbox 2.0 Botnet
Google has filed a lawsuit against the Badbox 2.0 botnet operators, after identifying over 10 million infected Android devices.
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Prometei Botnet Activity Spikes
Palo Alto Networks has observed a spike in Prometei activity since March 2025, pointing to a resurgence of the botnet.
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Recent Langflow Vulnerability Exploited by Flodrix Botnet
A critical Langflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-3248 has been exploited to ensnare devices in the Flodrix botnet.
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Recently Disrupted DanaBot Leaked Valuable Data for 3 Years
Investigators leveraged a vulnerability dubbed DanaBleed to obtain insights into the internal operations of the DanaBot botnet.
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Mirai Botnets Exploiting Wazuh Security Platform Vulnerability
CVE-2025-24016, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Wazuh servers, has been exploited by Mirai botnets.
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GreyNoise Flags 9,000 ASUS Routers Backdoored Via Patched Vulnerability
Professional hackers have built a network of ASUS routers that can survive firmware upgrades, factory reboots and most anti-malware scans.
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DanaBot Botnet Disrupted, 16 Suspects Charged
The DanaBot botnet ensnared over 300,000 devices and caused more than $50 million in damages before being disrupted.
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US Announces Botnet Takedown, Charges Against Russian Administrators
Anyproxy and 5socks, websites offering proxy services through devices ensnared by a botnet, have been disrupted in a law enforcement operation.
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Improperly Patched Samsung MagicINFO Vulnerability Exploited by Botnet
The patches for an exploited Samsung MagicINFO vulnerability are ineffective and a Mirai botnet has started targeting it.
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