AryStinger botnet infected thousands of D-Link routers worldwide

A previously undocumented malware botnet named AryStinger has compromised more than 4,000 outdated routers to turn them into ...
Tech Times

D-Link Routers Hijacked by AryStinger Botnet: Over 4,300 Devices Now Scanning for Future Targets

D-Link router botnet AryStinger has compromised over 4,300 end-of-life DIR-850L and DIR-818LW devices, Qianxin XLab reported ...
The Hacker News

AryStinger Malware Infects 4,300 Legacy Routers to Build Reconnaissance Proxy Network

AryStinger malware has infected 4,300 Realtek RTL819X routers, using old CVEs to scan targets, tunnel traffic, and hide ...

Arystinger Turns Old Routers Into Stealth Proxies Arabian Post

Arystinger Turns Old Routers Into Stealth Proxies Arabian Post. clearfix>AryStinger, a newly analysed botnet family, has compromised more than 4,000 outdated routers and begun turning ageing network ...
Security Boulevard

When AI Agents Become Bots: A Field Report from the Authentication Layer

Security vendors and their customers have spent considerable time debating where to draw the line between “legitimate” AI agents and “malicious” bots. A 31-day campaign against a major consumer ...
Security Boulevard

Microsoft’s ‘New Approach’ to Fighting Malware Nabs Amadey, StealC Infrastructure

Microsoft, international law enforcement, and cybersecurity firms used AI to analyze and shut down the infrastructure used to run campaigns with Amadey and StealC malware in what the IT giant calls a ...

CrowdStrike 2026 Technology Threat Landscape Report: China Steals AI Capabilities It Can’t Build

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today released the CrowdStrike 2026 Technology Threat Landscape Report, revealing that China-nexus adversaries are escalating espionage against technology organizations to ...
thearabianpost

Routers deepen APT28’s espionage reach

Russian military-linked hackers tracked as APT28 have shifted cyber operations into compromised internet routers, using the MooBot botnet and vulnerable edge devices to harvest credentials, route ...
Bleeping Computer

China-linked JDY botnet expands targeting of U.S. military networks

The JDY botnet, a malware network previously associated with Chinese threat actors like Volt Typhoon, has significantly expanded its targeting scope and reconnaissance efforts. According to ...
BGR

Huge Botnet Linked To Russia Infected Over 10 Million Devices Before Being Shut Down

Dutch authorities announced that they disrupted one of the largest cyberhacking breaches in history. Targeting more than 17 million consumer devices worldwide, ranging from computers and tablets to ...
The Next Web

A Chinese state-linked botnet has grown to 1,500 hacked routers and is mapping vulnerable targets within hours of disclosure

China-linked JDY botnet grew from 650 to 1,500+ hacked SOHO devices. It scans for new vulnerabilities within hours and feeds targeting data to state hackers. A covert botnet linked to Chinese ...
HotHardware

17 Million Devices Just Got Rescued From A Massive Global Botnet

Law enforcement in the Netherlands has dismantled a massive global botnet that hijacked more than 17 million consumer devices worldwide. The coordinated strike targeted 200 command-and-control servers ...