Roughly 1 in 4 of those compromised IPs are based in the United States, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs said. Botnets like IPIDEA have also rebounded quickly, surpassing…

The DDoS botnet was among the most powerful on record, allegedly exceeding six terabits per second during its largest attack, authorities said. Victims are spread across 80…

The number of devices infected by LapDogs is smaller than other ORBs, but that is likely by design, according to SecurityScorecard researchers.

The successful break-up of DanaBot marks the second high-profile law enforcement disruption of a widespread malware operation in as many days.

The long-running botnet operation used malware that infected older wireless internet routers over a 20-year period, according to federal prosecutors.

The company said that the 5.6 Tbps attack is indicative of the steady increase in the size of these attacks.

Lumen Technology’s Black Lotus Labs took the ngioweb botnet and NSOCKS proxy offline Tuesday.

Flax Typhoon targeted critical infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad, and Black Lotus Labs researchers observed a “large scanning effort” targeting U.S. military and government.

‘Operation Endgame’ targeted well-known malware variants used to facilitate ransomware and other serious cybercrime.

Scores of purchased or compromised devices used in “operational relay box networks” make detection and defense harder.