Google temporarily disrupts a botnet that infected 1 million PCsGlupteba is the largest publicly known botnet to date.By I. Bonifacic, 12.07.2021
International law enforcement disrupts the notorious Emotet botnetMany crooks used Emotet to install ransomware.By J. Fingas, 01.27.2021
DOJ announces guilty plea for 2016 cyberattack that broke the internetThe individual was a teen when they carried out the attack.By I. Bonifacic, 12.10.2020
Microsoft helped disrupt the infamous Trickbot botnetIt apparently wasn't aware of US government plans.By J. Fingas, 10.12.2020
US Cyber Command disrupted the notorious Trickbot botnetIt was reportedly meant to keep elections secure.By M. Moon, 10.10.2020
Microsoft disrupts a botnet that infected 9 million computersMicrosoft predicted and blocked six million domains that could have been used for cybercrime.By C. Fisher, 03.10.2020
Researchers helped French police dismantle a crypto-mining botnetThey commandeered the botnet to disinfect compromised devices.By G. Torbet, 09.02.2019
US will map and disrupt North Korean botnetIt will warn Joanap victims that they've been compromised.By J. Fingas, 01.30.2019
Kelihos botnet operator pleads guilty to hacking and fraud chargesThe Russian's plea ends a long saga.By J. Fingas, 09.13.2018
Russia denies planning botnet cyberattack on UkraineThe FBI has already struck at the heart of the malware threat.By K. Holt, 05.24.2018
FBI seizes domain behind major Russian botnetBy doing so, authorities can prevent reinfection and put a stop to the botnet.By M. Moon, 05.24.2018
Mirai botnet creators plead guilty to charges over 2016 attackThree men were indicted for their roles in creating and using the botnet.By M. Locklear, 12.13.2017
FTC lawsuit over D-Link’s lax router security just took a big hitA judge dismissed half of the FTC’s complaint against D-Link.By M. Locklear, 09.21.2017
Twitter porn bots drew in over 30 million clicksThe botnet campaign featured nearly 90,000 accounts and 8.5 million tweets.By M. Locklear, 07.17.2017
Nastier version of IoT botnet could brick your smart toasterBrickerBot is back and stronger than ever. By R. LeFebvre, 04.25.2017
Justice Department attacks global spam botnet after arrestThe FBI is already working to neutralize the malware.By D. Cooper, 04.11.2017
How to adult at securityYou're not gonna make it very far if you keep clicking on obvious phishing links.By V. Blue, 03.24.2017
Russia used a cybercriminal's botnet for a spying campaignThe lines have blurred between private and state-sponsored hacks.By J. Fingas, 03.12.2017
When vending machines attack (a university)But everything is fine, just fine, great even. By V. Blue, 02.17.2017
CRISPR, 'binge-watch' and 'botnet' are now in the dictionaryMerriam-Webster announced over 1,000 new additions. By B. Steele, 02.07.2017