"Cybercriminals continue to develop new, more sophisticated attack methods, and they are carrying them out with astonishing frequency."More

This issue will only continue to grow as IoT forms the foundation of connected devices and smart city grids.More

Ad fraud ring 3eve used botnets to generate nearly 30 million dollars in fraudulent ad revenue.More

In a comparison of 16 indoor and outdoor IP surveillance cameras, researchers found only one well-protected device. More

“What if these nodes were able to make autonomous decisions with minimal supervision, use their collective intelligence to solve problems?”More

Overall, between July and September, DDoS botnets attacked targets in 82 countries.More

Webroot has highlighted the top cyberattacks of 2018 in its latest Nastiest Malware list, which showcases the malware and attack payloads that have been most detrimental to organisations. More

Xbash is data-destructive; destroying Linux-based databases as part of its ransomware capabilities. More

There are more than 100,000 known vulnerabilities that are open to exploitation from attackers.More

Cybercriminals who use botnets to conduct their attacks are shifting away from single-purpose malware .More

“DDoS attacks can be used as a smokescreen to steal money or to demand a ransom for calling off an attack.”More

Asia Pacific will experience a 36% CAGR for botnet detection solutions and services, exceeding growth rates in North America and Europe.More

China, South Korea, Vietnam, India, and Australia amongst the top five Asia Pacific countries sending out the most malicious internet traffic.More

One of the world’s largest spam botnets is back in action and this time it is spreading a Trojan downloader that can deliver nasty malware surprises.More

The DDoS bot goes by the name of Avzhan, a malware that has been around since 2010.More

INTERPOL’s Digital Security Challenge event took an IoT malware simulation to the extreme in a bank heist.More

Microsoft, ESET, the FBI, Interpol, Europol and other security stakeholders have collectively dismantled a major botnet operation known as Gamarue.More

The rapid evolution of ‘IoTroop’ is happening much faster than the Mirai botnet; and it is enslaving IoT devices at a faster rate too.More

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.More

Attacks are on the rise and cybercriminals are reverting to old techniques, with Akamai using the quote “everything old is new again."More

DDoS attackers are hitting hard, fast and with no breaks in between, leading to record-breaking attacks over hours or even days.More

Botnets not only harm the owners of infected computers, but others too – they can send out spam, distributing a range of scams or even ransomware.More

Organisations that install IoT technology also suffer by not ever using reinforced configurations, which means hackers can exploit significant holes.More

The Hancitor/Chanitor malware has rapidly climbed to be one of the top five ‘world’s most wanted’ malware families for the first time.More