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US federal prosecutors have charged a man with running Rapper Bot, a powerful botnet that was rented out to launch large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks around the world. According to court documents, 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Eugen…
DOJ charges 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running RapperBot, a DDoS botnet behind 370K+ attacks in 80+ countries since 2021. The U.S. DOJ charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running the RapperBot botnet, used in over 370,000 DDoS-for-hire attacks since 2021. The criminal service is active in over 80 countries, RapperBot enabled large-scale […]
The US Department of Justice has announced the takedown of the RapperBot botnet and charges against its American administrator.
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GuidePoint Security uncovers a new Akira ransomware tactic targeting SonicWall VPNs. The group’s use of drivers to disable defenses is a significant threat to businesses.
Akamai’s latest Ransomware Report 2025 reveals “quadruple extortion,” new AI-driven tactics by groups like Black Basta, FunkSec, and TrickBot, and growing threats to non-profits. Learn about evolving cyber threats.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated botnet operation exploiting VoIP-enabled routers through default password attacks, with initial activity concentrated in rural New Mexico before expanding globally to compromise approximately 500…
AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has been actively tracking cyber threats exploiting vulnerable Linux servers through strategically deployed honeypots, with SSH services using weak credentials emerging as a prime target for distributed denial…
Google has initiated legal proceedings against the operators of BadBox 2.0, identified as the largest botnet comprising internet-connected televisions and other devices. This botnet, uncovered through a collaborative effort with cybersecurity firms HUM…
Google has filed a lawsuit against the Badbox 2.0 botnet operators, after identifying over 10 million infected Android devices.
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Cloudflare blocked 7.3M DDoS attacks in Q2 2025, down from 20.5M in Q1, while hyper-volumetric attacks surged with 6,500+ blocked, averaging 71 daily. Cloudflare mitigated 7.3M DDoS attacks in Q2 2025, down from 20.5M in Q1, 13.5M of which stemmed from an 18-day Q1 campaign. Hyper-volumetric attacks surged, with over 6,500 blocked, averaging 71 per […]