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15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown 

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15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown  2026-06-19 at 09:46 By Ionut Arghire Law enforcement and private partners took down 106 SocGholish C&C servers and domains as part of Operation Endgame. The post 15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet

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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet 2026-06-01 at 22:05 By Ionut Arghire 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. The post Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Dutch police disrupts botnet composed of 17 million devices

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Dutch police disrupts botnet composed of 17 million devices 2026-05-29 at 17:26 By Zeljka Zorz The Dutch National Police and the country’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) have taken offline 200 servers controlling a botnet of 17 million devices, the law enforcement agency announced on Thursday. The investigation was launched after the NCSC received a

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Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet

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Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet 2026-05-22 at 15:45 By Eduard Kovacs Jacob Butler, 23, has been arrested in Canada and US authorities are seeking his extradition on computer hacking charges. The post Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Suspected KimWolf botnet admin arrested over DDoS-for-hire operation

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Suspected KimWolf botnet admin arrested over DDoS-for-hire operation 2026-05-22 at 15:08 By Sinisa Markovic U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf DDoS botnet, a service linked to attacks that infected more than one million devices worldwide. Jacob Butler, 23, of Ottawa, Canada, also known online as “Dort,”

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New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns

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New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns 2026-04-22 at 16:42 By Zeljka Zorz Hidden inside newly discovered botnet malware is an unusual message from its creator: “AI.NEEDS.TO.DIE”. Dubbed “tuxnokill” by researchers at Akamai, the malware is one of two fresh Mirai botnet variants documented this month by major cybersecurity firms and, judging

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Mirai Botnet Targets Flaw in Discontinued D-Link Routers

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Mirai Botnet Targets Flaw in Discontinued D-Link Routers 2026-04-22 at 14:47 By Ionut Arghire The exploitation of the command injection vulnerability started one year after public disclosure and PoC exploit code publication. The post Mirai Botnet Targets Flaw in Discontinued D-Link Routers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Evasive Masjesu DDoS Botnet Targets IoT Devices

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Evasive Masjesu DDoS Botnet Targets IoT Devices 2026-04-08 at 15:06 By Ionut Arghire Focused on persistence, the botnet does not engage in widespread infection and avoids blacklisted IPs and critical infrastructure entities. The post Evasive Masjesu DDoS Botnet Targets IoT Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Russian Cybercriminal Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence in US 

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Russian Cybercriminal Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence in US  2026-03-25 at 18:18 By Eduard Kovacs Ilya Angelov was a member of the cybercrime group tracked as TA-551, Shathak, Gold Cabin, Monster Libra, and ATK236. The post Russian Cybercriminal Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence in US  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Botnet operator behind $14 million in ransomware extortion payments gets 24 months behind bars

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Botnet operator behind $14 million in ransomware extortion payments gets 24 months behind bars 2026-03-25 at 17:13 By Sinisa Markovic A Russian national has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting he managed a botnet used to launch ransomware attacks against dozens of U.S. companies. The judge also imposed a $100,000 fine and

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Authorities disrupt four IoT botnets behind record DDoS attacks

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Authorities disrupt four IoT botnets behind record DDoS attacks 2026-03-20 at 12:46 By Sinisa Markovic The U.S. Justice Department and international partners have disrupted four IoT botnets linked to DDoS attacks that reached 30 terabits per second, among the largest ever recorded. The post Authorities disrupt four IoT botnets behind record DDoS attacks appeared first

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Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation

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Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation 2026-03-20 at 09:32 By Eduard Kovacs The lesser-known JackSkid and Mossad botnets have also been targeted in the operation. The post Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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174 Vulnerabilities Targeted by RondoDox Botnet

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174 Vulnerabilities Targeted by RondoDox Botnet 2026-03-17 at 14:47 By Ionut Arghire The botnet has increased its activity, peaking at 15,000 exploitation attempts per day, and taking a more targeted approach. The post 174 Vulnerabilities Targeted by RondoDox Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet

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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet 2026-03-13 at 10:31 By Eduard Kovacs Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe targeted the cybercrime service that has impacted 360,000 devices since 2020. The post Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Aeternum Botnet Loader Employs Polygon Blockchain C&C to Boost Resilience

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Aeternum Botnet Loader Employs Polygon Blockchain C&C to Boost Resilience 2026-02-27 at 14:30 By Ionut Arghire Aeternum operates on smart contracts, making its command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure difficult to disrupt. The post Aeternum Botnet Loader Employs Polygon Blockchain C&C to Boost Resilience appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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SystemBC Infects 10,000 Devices After Defying Law Enforcement Takedown

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SystemBC Infects 10,000 Devices After Defying Law Enforcement Takedown 2026-02-05 at 14:21 By Ionut Arghire The malware is known for dropping ransomware and other payloads, and for abusing infected machines to proxy traffic. The post SystemBC Infects 10,000 Devices After Defying Law Enforcement Takedown appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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GoBruteforcer Botnet Targeting Crypto, Blockchain Projects

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GoBruteforcer Botnet Targeting Crypto, Blockchain Projects 2026-01-13 at 20:08 By Ionut Arghire The botnet’s propagation is fueled by the AI-generated server deployments that use weak credentials, and legacy web stacks. The post GoBruteforcer Botnet Targeting Crypto, Blockchain Projects appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Kimwolf Android Botnet Grows Through Residential Proxy Networks

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Kimwolf Android Botnet Grows Through Residential Proxy Networks 2026-01-05 at 14:53 By Ionut Arghire The 2-million-device-strong botnet allows monetization through DDoS attacks, app installs, and the selling of proxy bandwidth. The post Kimwolf Android Botnet Grows Through Residential Proxy Networks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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RondoDox Botnet Exploiting React2Shell Vulnerability

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RondoDox Botnet Exploiting React2Shell Vulnerability 2026-01-02 at 14:42 By Ionut Arghire In December, the botnet’s operators focused on weaponizing the flaw to compromise vulnerable Next.js servers. The post RondoDox Botnet Exploiting React2Shell Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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‘Kimwolf’ Android Botnet Ensnares 1.8 Million Devices

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‘Kimwolf’ Android Botnet Ensnares 1.8 Million Devices 2025-12-19 at 13:49 By Ionut Arghire Linked to the Aisuru IoT botnet, Kimwolf was seen launching over 1.7 billion DDoS attack commands and increasing its C&C domain’s popularity. The post ‘Kimwolf’ Android Botnet Ensnares 1.8 Million Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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