The malware’s unique blockchain-enabled backup C2 scheme makes it difficult to eliminate completely. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has disrupted the blockchain-enabled botnet known as Glupteba, ...

Google LLC today revealed it has disrupted the operations of a large Russian botnet and filed a lawsuit against the operators of the network. The Glupteba botnet and related malware has been around ...

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The news comes just weeks after the U.S. announced it went on the offensive against a China-linked botnet operation. The FBI disrupted a botnet operation managed by Russia’s Main Intelligence ...

Google has filed what it claims to be the first ever lawsuit against a blockchain-based botnet, in a bid to ramp-up the pressure on its likely Russian administrators. Glupteba is comprised of around ...

Since May 2018, a malware botnet has been launching brute-force attacks against Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) databases to take over admin accounts and then install cryptocurrency mining scripts on the ...

Google on Tuesday announced it is pursuing litigation to disrupt a botnet run by operators based out of Russia, among other steps meant to crack down on the group. As part of the effort, Google filed ...

A botnet called "Mylobot" is infecting over 50,000 devices daily, according to a recent report. Mylobot can download more malware, send spam emails, and even remain idle to avoid detection. A ...

Qakbot, one of the largest and longest-running botnets to date, was taken down following a multinational law enforcement operation spearheaded by the FBI and known as Operation 'Duck Hunt.' The botnet ...

Separate spinoffs of the infamous Mirai botnet are responsible for a fresh wave of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks globally. One is exploiting specific vulnerabilities in Internet of ...