Sometimes, those of us in the computer biz get so wrapped up in the techie details that we forget that many people don’t know what we think are the basics. For example, a really smart, computer-savvy ...

Security firm Trusteer uncovered a 100,000-strong botnet swiping banking credentials, credit card information and other data from Windows users.

There is a new kid in town in the world of botnets – isn’t there always? A heavyweight spamming botnet known as Festi has only been tracked by researchers with Message Labs Intelligence since August, ...

Google and the FBI disrupted the NetNut proxy botnet built on over 2 million hijacked home devices, crippling infrastructure used by cybercriminals and espionage groups.

A newly discovered network botnet comprising an estimated 30,000 webcams and video recorders—with the largest concentration in the US—has been delivering what is likely to be the biggest ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated ...

The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a ...

Canada’s spy agency used a court-approved warrant to neutralize two foreign-run botnets abusing routers, servers, and IoT ...