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RustDuck is a small, evolving DDoS botnet migrating to Rust. It uses advanced encryption, anti-analysis evasion, and exploits known IoT flaws. Since February 2026, researchers at QiAnXin’s XLab have been tracking a new malware family, called RustDuck, that hijacks routers, cameras, Android set-top boxes, and exposed servers, then uses them to flood targets with junk […]

A new two-stage malware family called RustDuck is hijacking home routers, IP cameras, Android boxes, and poorly secured servers, then stitching them into a network built to knock websites and online services offline

Cybersecurity firms, researchers and officials took down 106 servers and remediated nearly 15,000 sites that were infected with the malware. The post Authorities disrupt Evil Corp’s SocGholish botnet appeared first on CyberScoop.

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in a network capable of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks

Threat actors associated with The Gentlemen ransomware‑as‑a‑service (RaaS) operation have been observed attempting to deploy a known proxy malware called SystemBC

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaosthat'scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet's targeting infrastructure

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware called KadNap that's primarily targeting Asus routers to enlist them into a botnet for proxying malicious traffic

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an actively expanding botnet dubbed Tsundere that's targeting Windows users

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of a botnet malware called PolarEdge

Malware campaigns distributing the RondoDox botnet have expanded their targeting focus to exploit more than 50 vulnerabilities across over 30 vendors

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest

PolarNet Has Hallmarks of an Operational Relay BoxNearly 40,000 enterprise-grade devices and consumer-class routers, IP cameras and more are infected with malware researchers codenamed PolarEdge, controlled by a botnet of the same name, which experts suspect is designed to hide traffic tied to cyberespionage operations.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a malware campaign that's targeting security flaws in TBK digital video recorders (DVRs) and Four-Faith routers to rope the devices into a new botnet called RondoDox

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a new campaign that's actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Langflow to deliver the Flodrix botnet malware

Stealthy Malware Installs Cryptomining SoftwareA botnet targeting Internet of Things devices works by brute forcing credentials and downloading cryptomining software. Researchers call the botnet "PumaBot," since its malware checks for the string "Pumatronix," the name of a Brazilian manufacturer of surveillance and traffic camera systems.

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new botnet malware called HTTPBot that has been used to primarily single out the gaming industry, as well as technology companies and educational institutions in China

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an "auto-propagating" cryptocurrency mining botnet called Outlaw (aka Dota) that's known for targeting SSH servers with weak credentials

Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a new variant of the remote-controllable Badbox malware, and as many as a million infected Android devices running it to form a massive botnet.…