A Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that the phishing botnet he managed was used to launch BitPaymer ransomware attacks against 72 U.S. companies. According to ...

This is an edition of the WSJ Technology newsletter, a weekly digest of tech columns, big stories and personal tech advice. If you’re not subscribed, sign up here. I cover cybersecurity. That means I ...

NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Law enforcement agencies in the United States, Germany and Canada have carried out an operation to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets that infected more ...

Law enforcement agencies in the ⁠United States, ⁠Germany and Canada have carried out an operation to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets that infected more than 3 million devices ...

Kimwolf is the latest reminder that the most dangerous botnets now grow quietly inside everyday consumer electronics. Security researchers say the Android-based network has already roped in roughly ...

Researchers have stumbled upon a massive MAGA botnet of hundreds of accounts on Elon Musk's social media platform and right-wing echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter. As NBC News reports, the accounts use ...

A botnet is a network of computers or connected devices that have been infected with malware and are controlled secretly by an operator, who uses them for malicious purposes like attacks or data theft ...

There’s malware lurking in shady smartphone apps and cheap off-brand household electronics. It has allowed operators of massive so-called botnet networks to use people’s home and wireless network ...

More than 14,000 routers have been compromised in one of 2026's most widespread cyberattacks so far. Mostly targeting Asus routers, the malware known as KadNap is taking devices and turning them into ...

Phishing surge, LinkedIn tracking claims, spyware use, and rising stealers expose growing abuse of trusted systems.