by FastNetMon | Jul 3, 2025 | FastNetMon Blog
For over two decades, botnets have been at the heart of some of the most disruptive activity online – from large-scale DDoS campaigns to credential theft and malware distribution. While the end goals haven’t changed much, the technical machinery behind them has...
by FastNetMon | Jun 18, 2025 | FastNetMon Blog
Botnets are behind some of the biggest online attacks we’ve seen in recent years. They don’t usually rely on advanced hacking techniques or zero-day exploits. Instead, they quietly take over poorly secured devices connected to the internet. The result is a network of...
by FastNetMon | May 20, 2025 | FastNetMon Blog
New Windows botnet HTTPBot zeroes in on game and tech portals For years, most DDoS botnets have operated from compromised routers, IoT devices, or Linux servers. HTTPBot breaks that pattern. Written in Go and compiled specifically for Windows, this new botnet has...
by FastNetMon | Mar 4, 2025 | FastNetMon Blog
A newly identified botnet, Eleven11bot, has emerged as a significant cyber threat, compromising over 80,000 internet-connected devices globally. Nokia Deepfield’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) has reported that this botnet primarily targets security cameras and...
by FastNetMon | Feb 4, 2025 | FastNetMon Blog
A new Mirai botnet variant, Aquabot, is making the rounds, exploiting a flaw in Mitel phones to launch DDoS attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-41710, impacts Mitel’s 6800, 6900, and 6900w Series SIP Phones, along with the 6970 Conference Unit, putting affected...
