Bleeping Computer

Beastmode botnet boosts DDoS power with new router exploits

A Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet tracked as Beastmode (aka B3astmode) has updated its list of exploits to include several new ones, three of them targeting various models of ...
Krebs on Security

The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

The security company Synthient currently sees more than 2 million infected Kimwolf devices distributed globally but with ...
Threat Post

Mootbot Botnet Targets Fiber Routers with Dual Zero-Days

Researchers saw several IoT botnets using one of the bugs in the wild after a proof-of-concept was published in March. The Mootbot botnet has been using a pair of zero-day exploits to compromise ...

This critical severity flaw in D-Link DSL gateway devices could allow for remote code execution

CVE-2026-0625, a critical command injection flaw (9.3/10), is being actively exploited in legacy D-Link gateway routers ...
techtimes

SOHO Router-Targeting Botnet AVrecon Infiltrates More Than 70,000 Devices in 20 Countries: How Dangerous Is This Malware Strain?

A stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon has been infecting over 70,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers, creating a botnet primarily aimed at stealing bandwidth and operating as a hidden ...
Threat Post

Tenda Router Zero-Days Emerge in Spyware Botnet Campaign

A variant of the Mirai botnet, called Ttint, has added espionage capabilities to complement its denial-of-service functions. Two former Tenda router zero-days are anchoring the spread of a Mirai-based ...
Bleeping Computer

New Mirai botnet targets industrial routers with zero-day exploits

A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. Exploitation of ...
TechRepublic

Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware

Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware Your email has been sent The FBI spotted this state-sponsored attack that highlights how home office setups can ...
PC World

Chuck Norris Botnet Karate-chops Routers Hard

If you haven’t changed the default password on your home router, you may be in for an unwanted visit from Chuck Norris — the Chuck Norris botnet, that is. Discovered by Czech researchers, the botnet ...
ZDNet

New HEH botnet can wipe routers and IoT devices

The Internet of Things is creating serious new security risks. We examine the possibilities and the dangers. Read now A newly discovered botnet contains code that can wipe all data from infected ...
PC World

Update your Asus router’s firmware right now or risk botnet infection

When thinking about computer security, you probably consider your PC and phone first and foremost. But there’s a lot of hardware between you and the nebulous malefactors of the internet, and it’s ...