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A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.

KrebsOnSecurity hit and survided a record-breaking 6.3 Tbps DDoS attack linked to the Aisuru IoT botnet, but it shows the vulnerable state of IoT devices.

KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet capable of launching crippling digital assaults that few web destinations can withstand. Read on for more about the botnet, the attack, and the apparent creator of this global menace.

DDoSecrets indexes 410GB of breached TeleMessage data, including messages and metadata, from hack tied to unsecured Signal clone used by US government officials.

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. "Over the past few months, it has expanded aggressively, continuously leveraging infected devices to launch external attacks," NSFOCUS said in a report published this week. "By

ClickFunnels is investigating a data breach after hackers leaked detailed business data, including emails, phone numbers, and company…

Europol has announced the takedown of distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services that were used to launch thousands of cyber-attacks across the world. In connection with the operation, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals and the United States has seized nine domains that are associated with the now-defunct platforms. "The suspects are believed to be behind six separate

Polish authorities arrest 4 behind major DDoS-for-hire sites used in global attacks. Europol, US, Germany, and Dutch forces…

Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT) devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The activity, first observed by the Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) in early April 2025, involves the exploitation of two operating system command

Cloudflare’s Q1 2025 DDoS Threat Report: DDoS attacks surged 358% YoY to 20.5M. Germany hit hardest; gaming and…