CARBONATO is a Docker-based botnet that utilizes an autonomous AI agent as its command-and-control (C2) engine rather than a static server. Discovered by ThreatDown researchers in August 2026, this is ...

A new botnet malware called Carbonato is targeting insecure hosts running Docker daemons to install the Hermes Agent AI ...

ShinyHunters seizes Clop’s leak site, CARBONATO botnet hunts AI keys on Docker hosts, and infostealer exposure in the US water sector.

A previously undocumented Windows botnet dubbed x47.c has been found offering 18 attack methods, including one designed to drain victims' paid AI credits. According to research published by Qrator ...

Millions of smart TVs, including Roku and Fire TV as well and LG and Samsung, have been infected with malware that can make their TV join botnets.

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly running a botnet of 19 million infected IP addresses in nearly 200 countries, amassing at least $99 million by leasing his network to criminals for ...

Amodei wrote his warning in a lengthy open letter. He said his theoretical botnet swarm could be here in under a year because ...

International law enforcement agencies and private partners have seized Sality malware infrastructure in a joint action aiming to disrupt and take down the peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet.

The FBI has seized a series of domains that were used by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and launch China-backed cyberattacks against American targets. According to the Justice Department’s ...

Cybersecurity expert Ken Underhill reports from CrowdStrike on the disruption of the 20-year-old Sality botnet and what security teams need to know.

A more than 20-year-old Russian cybercrime operation known as Sality is being dismantled by U.S. law enforcement agencies in ...