Win32/Sality is a family of malware that has been using a peer-to-peer botnet since at least 2003. It is a file infector and a trojan downloader, the latter of which is mainly used to send spam, ...

A threat actor is infecting industrial control systems (ICS) to create a botnet through password "cracking" software for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Advertised on various social media ...

A botnet that was slowly shrinking has taken on a new trick: brute-forcing routers set to easy-to-guess credentials. The malware behind the botnet, called Sality, has been around since 2003, in part ...

Redundant botnets were responsible for 35% of recognized attacks in March, according to data collected by Check Point. It said that Conficker was the most prominent family with 20% of the recognized ...

A team of researchers examined the resiliency of peer-to-peer botnets and mitigation tactics that could help with takedowns. The FBI, Justice Department and technology companies have had success ...

Security researchers have uncovered the truth behind software that’s being advertised as a way to unlock industrial terminals without a password — it’s actually a malware dropper. The malware can ...

A January 2014 Threat Radar Report by international antivirus (AV) firm ESET has signalled that this country is being affected by “two predominant viruses [continuing] to infest Sri Lanka’s cyberspace ...

A method that anyone can use to hijack a massive multipurpose botnet called Sality was described in detail on a public mailing list on Tuesday. Sality is a file-infecting virus that has been around ...

Users should be cautious of a new virus variant that leverages the old technique of file infection with the modern-day desire for financial gain, security researchers have warned. Users should be ...

A botnet that was slowly shrinking has taken on a new trick: brute-forcing routers set to easy-to-guess credentials. The malware behind the botnet, called Sality, has been around since 2003, in part ...