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18.12.25 Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large-Scale DDoS Attacks A new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Kimwolf has enlisted a massive army of no less than 1.8 million infected devices comprising Android-based TVs, set-top BotNet The Hacker News

6.12.25

Aisuru botnet behind new record-breaking 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack In just three months, the massive Aisuru botnet launched more than 1,300 distributed denial-of-service attacks, one of them setting a new record with a peak at 29.7 terabits per second. BotNet

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30.11.25 New ShadowV2 botnet malware used AWS outage as a test opportunity A new Mirai-based botnet malware named 'ShadowV2' has been observed targeting IoT devices from D-Link, TP-Link, and other vendors with exploits for known vulnerabilities. BotNet

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21.11.25 Tsundere Botnet Expands Using Game Lures and Ethereum-Based C2 on Windows Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an actively expanding botnet dubbed Tsundere that's targeting Windows users. Active since mid-2025, the threat is designed to execute BotNet The Hacker News
20.11.25 Microsoft: Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500,000 IP addresses Microsoft said today that the Aisuru botnet hit its Azure network with a 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, launched from over 500,000 IP addresses. BotNet

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18.10.25 Massive multi-country botnet targets RDP services in the US A large-scale botnet is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States from more than 100,000 IP addresses. BotNet

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18.10.25 RondoDox botnet targets 56 n-day flaws in worldwide attacks A new large-scale botnet called RondoDox is targeting 56 vulnerabilities in more than 30 distinct devices, including flaws first disclosed during Pwn2Own hacking competitions. BotNet

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13.10.25

Researchers Warn RondoDox Botnet is Weaponizing Over 50 Flaws Across 30+ Vendors Malware campaigns distributing the RondoDox botnet have expanded their targeting focus to exploit more than 50 vulnerabilities across over 30 vendors. The activity, described as akin to BotNet

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23.9.25 ShadowV2 Botnet Exploits Misconfigured AWS Docker Containers for DDoS-for-Hire Service Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest. The BotNet The Hacker News
20.9.25 SystemBC Powers REM Proxy With 1,500 Daily VPS Victims Across 80 C2 Servers A proxy network known as REM Proxy is powered by malware known as SystemBC , offering about 80% of the botnet to its users, according to new findings from the Black Lotus Labs team BotNet The Hacker News
14.9.25 Hackers hide behind Tor in exposed Docker API breaches A threat actor targeting exposed Docker APIs has updated its malicious tooling with more dangerous functionality that could lay the foundation for a complex botnet. BotNet

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25.8.25 Malicious Go Module Poses as SSH Brute-Force Tool, Steals Credentials via Telegram Bot Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Go module that presents itself as a brute-force tool for SSH but actually contains functionality to discreetly BotNet The Hacker News
24.8.25 “Rapper Bot” malware seized, alleged developer identified and charged The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against the alleged developer and administrator of the "Rapper Bot" DDoS-for-hire botnet. BotNet

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20.8.25 DOJ Charges 22-Year-Old for Running RapperBot Botnet Behind 370,000 DDoS Attacks A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Oregon has been charged with allegedly developing and overseeing a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire botnet BotNet The Hacker News
12.8.25 New Win-DDoS Flaws Let Attackers Turn Public Domain Controllers into DDoS Botnet via RPC, LDAP A novel attack technique could be weaponized to rope thousands of public domain controllers (DCs) around the world to create a malicious botnet and use it to BotNet The Hacker News
20.7.25 Google sues to disrupt BadBox 2.0 botnet infecting 10 million devices Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company's advertising platforms. BotNet

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18.7.25 Google Sues 25 Chinese Entities Over BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Affecting 10M Android Devices Google on Thursday revealed it's pursuing legal action in New York federal court against 25 unnamed individuals or entities in China for allegedly operating BADBOX BotNet The Hacker News
8.7.25 RondoDox Botnet Exploits Flaws in TBK DVRs and Four-Faith Routers to Launch DDoS Attacks Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a malware campaign that's targeting security flaws in TBK digital video recorders (DVRs) and Four-Faith routers BotNet The Hacker News
18.6.25 New Flodrix Botnet Variant Exploits Langflow AI Server RCE Bug to Launch DDoS Attacks Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a new campaign that's actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Langflow to deliver the Flodrix BotNet The Hacker News
14.6.25 New Mirai botnet infect TBK DVR devices via command injection flaw A new variant of the Mirai malware botnet is exploiting a command injection vulnerability in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices to hijack them. BotNet BleepingComputer
10.6.25 Two Distinct Botnets Exploit Wazuh Server Vulnerability to Launch Mirai-Based Attacks A now-patched critical security flaw in the Wazur Server is being exploited by threat actors to drop two different Mirai botnet variants and use them to conduct BotNet The Hacker News
1.6.25 New PumaBot botnet brute forces SSH credentials to breach devices A newly discovered Go-based Linux botnet malware named PumaBot is brute-forcing SSH credentials on embedded IoT devices to deploy malicious payloads. BotNet

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1.6.25 Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed "AyySSHush" that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys. BotNet BleepingComputer
28.5.24 New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot . Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct BotNet The Hacker News
16.5.24 New HTTPBot Botnet Launches 200+ Precision DDoS Attacks on Gaming and Tech Sectors 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 BotNet The Hacker News
10.5.24 BREAKING: 7,000-Device Proxy Botnet Using IoT, EoL Systems Dismantled in U.S. - Dutch Operation A joint law enforcement operation undertaken by Dutch and U.S. authorities has dismantled a criminal proxy network that's powered by thousands of infected BotNet The Hacker News