Hacker News with Generative AI: Botnets

Threat Actor Exposes Playbook for Exploiting NPM to Build Blockchain-Powered (socket.dev)
A threat actor's playbook for exploiting the npm ecosystem was exposed on the dark web, detailing how to build a blockchain-powered botnet.
Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Botnets, Software Development
11 points by feross 71 days ago | 0 comments
Hacked TP-Link routers used in years-long account takeover attacks (arstechnica.com)
Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government are using a botnet of thousands of routers, cameras, and other Internet-connected devices to perform highly evasive password spray attacks against users of Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, the company warned Thursday.
Cybersecurity, Botnets, Cloud Security, Microsoft Azure, Government Hacking
14 points by crazydoggers 88 days ago | 0 comments
FBI Shuts Down Botnet Run by Beijing-Backed Hackers That Hijacked 200k+ Devices (gizmodo.com)
U.S. authorities have dismantled a massive botnet run by hackers backed by the Chinese government, according to a speech given by FBI director Christopher Wray on Wednesday.
Cybersecurity, Government, China, Hacking, Botnets
8 points by mooreds 100 days ago | 0 comments
11M devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play (arstechnica.com)
Five years ago, researchers made a grim discovery—a legitimate Android app in the Google Play market that was surreptitiously made malicious by a library the developers used to earn advertising revenue. With that, the app was infected with code that caused 100 million infected devices to connect to attacker-controlled servers and download secret payloads.
Cybersecurity, Android, Google Play, Malware, Botnets
5 points by hassanahmad 127 days ago | 0 comments
FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260k-device botnet when confronted by Feds (theregister.com)
China-backed spies are said to have tore down their own 260,000-device botnet after the FBI and its international pals went after them.
Cybersecurity, China, FBI, Botnets
6 points by LinuxBender 132 days ago | 0 comments
FBI joint operation takes down Chinese botnet (cyberscoop.com)
The FBI conducted a joint operation last week to take down a massive Chinese state-sponsored botnet that the attackers used to compromise hundreds of thousands of devices, target U.S. and overseas critical infrastructure and steal data, Director Chris Wray said Wednesday.
Cybersecurity, Botnets, Government, China
5 points by libpcap 132 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese national charged for operating world's largest botnet, which stole $5.9B (cnbc.com)
Cybersecurity, Crime, Botnets, China
31 points by anigbrowl 244 days ago | 3 comments
the US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet (bleepingcomputer.com)
Cybersecurity, Botnets, International Cooperation
25 points by karmsingh 244 days ago | 2 comments
911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested (justice.gov)
Cybersecurity, Botnets, Law Enforcement
19 points by Stagnant 244 days ago | 1 comments
15-Year-Old Ebury Botnet Compromised 400k Linux Servers (securityboulevard.com)
Cybersecurity, Botnets, Linux, Servers
11 points by thunderbong 257 days ago | 0 comments