RondoDox botnet exploits React2Shell flaw to breach Next.js servers

The RondoDox botnet has been observed exploiting the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to infect vulnerable Next.js ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Kimwolf DDoS botnet already grabbed 1.8M devices. What we know

Kimwolf is the latest reminder that the most dangerous botnets now grow quietly inside everyday consumer electronics.
SecurityWeek

‘Kimwolf’ Android Botnet Ensnares 1.8 Million Devices

Consisting of over 1.8 million infected devices, the Kimwolf Android Botnet focuses on traffic proxying, but can also launch ...

A massive new DDoS botnet has already snared 1.8 million devices - here's what we know about Kimwolf

QiAnXin XLab published a new report on Kimwolf, an Android-based botnet that primarily targets TVs, set-top boxes, and ...
The Hacker News

Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large-Scale DDoS Attacks

Kimwolf botnet infected 1.8 million Android TV devices and issued 1.7 billion DDoS commands, using ENS to hide its control ...
CNET

Google breaks up botnet infecting 1 million devices

Google has taken action to disrupt a botnet that's infected 1 million devices, the company announced via blog post on Tuesday. Google also announced a lawsuit targeting the botnet's alleged operators.
Forbes

Global Botnet Hijacks $500,000 In Crypto Transactions In Just One Year

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. Dec 18, 2021, 11:12am EST Apr 21, 2022, 09:33am EDT This ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft disrupts botnet that generated $2.7M per month for operators

On Thursday, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, the legal and technical team that has driven the takedown of botnets such as Bamital and Nitol during the past year, announced that it has moved with ...
The Sun

Gigantic new Reaper ‘botnet’ could bring down the internet, cyber security experts warn

A MASSIVE botnet that has been gathering steam over the past few weeks is threatening to ravage the web, security researchers have warned. A botnet uses collections of devices like wifi routers or ...
ZDNet

This Russian botnet does far more than DDoS attacks - and on a massive scale

An investigation into the Fronton botnet has revealed far more than the ability to perform DDoS attacks, with the exposure of coordinated inauthentic behavior "on a massive scale." Simple steps can ...
WeLiveSecurity

Botnet malware: What it is and how to fight it

Malware or malicious computer code has been around in some form or other for over 40 years, but the use of malware to take control of a group of computers that are then organized into something called ...
Threat Post

Unique P2P Architecture Gives DDG Botnet ‘Unstoppable’ Status

DDG might be the world’s first P2P-based cryptomining botnet. The coin-mining botnet known as DDG has seen a flurry of activity since the beginning of the year, releasing 16 different updates over the ...