The malicious networks - Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad - were used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with some Department of Defense websites among the targets.

...for the time being, at least.

In total, the operation went after four botnets, estimated to have infected millions of devices across the globe, including TV boxes, web cameras and Wi-Fi routers.

The U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, says it has taken down a large botnet and arrested its administrator, YunHe Wang. The botnet, called 911 ...

A major international operation has successfully taken down four large botnets. These networks infected over three million ...

In a coordinated operation with authorities in Germany and Canada, the Department of Justice said it disrupted the ...

The RondoDox botnet has expanded its exploit list to 174 vulnerabilities, increased its activity, and shifted to more targeted exploitation.

Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe have disrupted SocksEscort, a malicious proxy service that facilitated criminal activities.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation today revealed that it has dismantled the IPStorm botnet proxy network and arrested a Russian and Moldovan national accused of running the network. The accused ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Agencies in Europe and the United States have carried out two major operations against botnets this week, including a U.S.

Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by ...

Your Asus router may have been targeted by a sophisticated form of malware capable of adding devices to a botnet and using ...