Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...

For the past week, the massive "Internet of Things" (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting the The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network ...

The SSHStalker Linux botnet has ensnared 7,000 systems, deploying various scanners and malware, an IRC bot, and multiple kernel exploits.

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.

AISURU/Kimwolf launched a record 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack as 2025 saw 47.1M incidents, rising botnet scale, and Android device ...

Massive 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack breaks records: How the 'apex' of botnets could be weaponizing your home devices ...

The scale of application-layer DDoS attacks targeting Russia increased dramatically in January 2026, rising twentyfold compared to the same period ...

The critical flaw represents real-world risk ...

The SystemBC botnet has infected at least 10,000 systems, abusing them to proxy traffic and deploy additional payloads.

Cybersecurity researchers have recorded the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever disclosed, after the Aisuru/Kimwolf botnet launched ...

The Aisuru/Kimwolf botnet launched a new massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in December 2025, peaking at ...