What is claimed to be the largest bot network ever has been discovered by Adform, which it has said was possibly four times the size of the Methbot network unearthed less than a year ago and accessing ...

Over the past few years, botnets have become an exceptionally egregious security issue for businesses and home computer users alike. While home PCs are the most desirable targets for recruitment into ...

A massive spike in the number of phishing sites in October lead the group's analysts to conclude that criminals are getting more sophisticated in their attack techniques and technologies. From ...

Analysts said a 16-day gap in meddling posts about British politics offered direct evidence of state-sponsored interference online. When Israeli strikes hit Iran on June 13, it wasn’t only nuclear ...

Separate the signal from the noise about antisemitism and understand current debates over Jewish safety. Sign up for the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter today. (JTA) — When Israeli strikes hit Iran on ...

U.S. prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man for allegedly running one of the most powerful bot networks observed in recent years. Ethan J. Foltz from Eugene, Oregon, was arrested Aug. 6 and stands ...

In an associated trend, the bulk of those Windows-attacking worms and viruses came with a backdoor component. Such backdoors, like those deployed by worms as varied as MyDoom and Bagle, are becoming ...

In early 2022, a senior employee at the Russian state news agency RT pitched his superiors on an idea: could RT create an in-house social media bot farm to reach people outside of its traditional news ...

When Israeli strikes hit Iran on June 13, it wasn’t only nuclear sites and senior Iranian commanders that were taken out: A covert army of bots meddling in British politics went dark, too. That’s ...