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A Chinese state-linked botnet has grown to 1,500 hacked routers and is mapping vulnerable targets within hours of disclosure

The JDY botnet, linked to China's Volt Typhoon, has doubled in size and now scans for newly disclosed vulnerabilities within hours. Most nodes are in the US.

China-linked JDY botnet expands targeting of U.S. military networks

The JDY botnet, a malware network previously associated with Chinese threat actors like Volt Typhoon, has significantly expanded its targeting scope and reconnaissance efforts.
Jets Wire

Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...
thearabianpost

Routers deepen APT28’s espionage reach

Russian military-linked hackers tracked as APT28 have shifted cyber operations into compromised internet routers, using the MooBot botnet and vulnerable edge devices to harvest credentials, route ...
IEEE

Hybrid Botnet Detection in Internet of Things Using Genetic Algorithms and Light Gradient Boosting Machine Technique

Abstract: In the past decade, there has been a surge in the deployment of internet of things (IoT) devices in different domains. However, this has been affected by an increase in the number of ...
TechRadar

17 million strong botnet of compromised devices dismantled by Dutch authorities

Dutch NCSC and police dismantled a 17M‑device botnet by taking down 200 servers Asocks, previously tied to free Android VPN apps and promoted on Russian hacking forums, offered residential proxies ...
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CrowdStrike and Google Dismantle Botnet—Is the OSS You Use Safe?

I read the news that CrowdStrike and Google have dismantled a botnet targeting open source software developers. While reading it didn't particularly stir my emotions, organizing the content reveals a ...
The Hacker News

5 Steps to Managing Shadow AI Tools Without Slowing Down Employees

When an employee installs an AI writing assistant, connects a coding copilot to their IDE, or starts summarizing meetings with a new browser tool, they are doing exactly what a productive employee ...
IEEE

Real-Time Detection of IoT Botnet Attacks on Wireless Routers Using an Open-Source SIEM Framework

Abstract: The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as wireless routers, cameras, and smart home appliances has expanded the cyberattack landscape. Operating on lightweight embedded ...