The SSHStalker Linux botnet has ensnared 7,000 systems, deploying various scanners and malware, an IRC bot, and multiple kernel exploits.

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.

Hackers resurrect 90s IRC tricks with SSHStalker, using old exploits to quietly compromise thousands of Linux servers ...

Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.

The threat actor has been compromising cloud environments at scale with automated worm-like attacks on exposed services and ...

Attackers are increasingly using AI to generate adaptable malware that can evade traditional defenses, making familiar security playbooks less reliable by the day.

Guest networks are surprisingly useful.

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login ...

OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal Code Insight scanning for ClawHub skills following reports of malicious plugins, prompt injection & exposed instances.

“LummaStealer is back at scale, despite a major 2025 law-enforcement takedown that disrupted thousands of its command-and-control domains,” researchers from security firm Bitdefender wrote. “The ...

This allows Google to fold one of the fastest-growing cloud security platforms into its stack, strengthening its position in ...