The botnet was created and operated for financial gain by Android OEM/ODM Videostrong Technology.
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Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns
Experiments show cheap TV boxes can run capable AI models, and small models may soon be able to spread across such devices on their own.
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New x47.c Windows Botnet Weaponizes xAI Grok, AI API Draining
The Windows botnet relies on AI to maintain persistence, using xAI Grok to choose from predefined actions.
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23-Year-Old Sality P2P Botnet Disrupted
The shutdown operation involved peer list manipulation and Sality payload URL takedown.
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First Malware Built Specifically for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet
Kaspersky researchers have linked the malware to the BadBox botnet, which has ensnared millions of devices.
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15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown
Law enforcement and private partners took down 106 SocGholish C&C servers and domains as part of Operation Endgame.
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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet
Dutch authorities seized command-and-control servers tied to a botnet of infected computers, smartphones, and tablets that was allegedly used to power a residential proxy network and facilitate cybercrime.
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GlassWorm Botnet Disrupted
Security firms took down all four command-and-control (C&C) channels used by the GlassWorm malware.
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Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet
Jacob Butler, 23, has been arrested in Canada and US authorities are seeking his extradition on computer hacking charges.
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Mirai Botnet Targets Flaw in Discontinued D-Link Routers
The exploitation of the command injection vulnerability started one year after public disclosure and PoC exploit code publication.
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