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The US Department of Justice has announced the takedown of the RapperBot botnet and charges against its American ...
The control panel for the Rapper Bot botnet greets users with the message “Welcome to the Ball Pit, Now with refrigerator ...
SafeBreach researchers demonstrate how attackers can crash Windows domain controllers and build a botnet using ...
SafeBreach found four Windows DoS flaws via RPC and LDAP, enabling stealth DDoS botnets. Microsoft patched in 2025.
The attack was measured at 6.3 terabits of data per second (Tbps) – roughly 10 times the size of the notorious Mirai botnet that caused massive disruption throughout the world in 2016.
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What is a botnet? - MSN

Botnets get a bad rap, but there are plenty of completely legitimate applications. Conceptually, there’s very little difference between a good botnet and a bad one.
Significant developments have emerged in the Androxgh0st botnet, revealing its strategic expansion and integration with elements from the Mozi botnet. CloudSEK’s Threat Research team today published a ...
One of two Texans accused of creating a 22,000-strong botnet has agreed to plead guilty to selling the botnet's services to cybercriminals. The other half of the duo thinks he'll get a better deal ...