Botnets

In the second edition of ‘Researchers Talk Live,’ Daniel Smith and Pascal Geenens geek out on what's current in DDoS and IoT Botnets.

Even though Hoaxcalls reuses code from botnets such as Tsunami, Gafgyt and Mirai, the tactics and methods leveraged by the operators warrants a review.

The online gaming industry experiences peak engagement & sales during the holiday season. Along with peak traffic comes a lot of unwelcome bot traffic.

AuthBots, a new form of malicious software, are targeting the login pages of online retailer sites.

If the growth of the attack landscape continues at this rate, we as security practitioners need to begin asking serious questions.

While working on Radware’s Ultimate Guide to Bot Management, I began wondering what would it take to build a botnet.

Traditionally, DDoS is an avenue of profit for botherders. But today's botnets have evolved to include several attack vectors other than DDoS that are more profitable. And just as any business-oriented person would do, attackers follow the money.

Botnets comprised of vulnerable IoT devices, combined with widely available DDoS-as-a-Service tools and anonymous payment mechanisms, have pushed denial-of-service attacks to record-breaking volumes.

Humans aren’t the only ones consumed with connected devices these days. Cows have joined our ranks. Believe it or not,...

There’s an 87 Gigabyte file containing 773 Million unique email addresses and passwords being sold on online forums today called “Collection #1.” We know...

In 2018, we witnessed the dramatic growth of IoT devices and a corresponding increase in the number of botnets and cyberattacks. Because IoT devices are always-on,...

Cybercriminals are weaponizing automation and machine learning to create increasingly evasive attack vectors, and the internet of things (IoT) has proven to be the catalyst...