Every time I deploy #PiHole I get yelled at.

People WANT their #ads #spyware and #botnets

Law Enforcement Disrupts SocGholish Malware Network, Cleans 15,000 WordPress Sites

In a major win for cybersecurity, an international team of law enforcement agencies has dismantled a notorious malware network, freeing 15,000 WordPress sites from infection and dealing a significant blow to cybercriminals. This decisive action is just the beginning, with authorities vowing to continue the…

https://osintsights.com/law-enforcement-disrupts-socgholish-malware-network-cleans-15000-wordpress-sites?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#SocgholishMalware #OperationEndgame #Wordpress #Botnets #MalwareOperations

🤖 Botnet C&C activity detected by Spamhaus increased ⬆️ 56% in 2025. To help defenders respond faster, we've upgraded the Spamhaus CERT Insight Portal with enriched botnet C&C intelligence, including ASN, protocol, malware family, Malpedia mapping, last-seen data, and more.

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#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel #Botnets #CERT #CSIRT

SSH! this just happened:

Jun 2 18:01:49 skapet sshd-session[53576]: Failed password for invalid user root/admin from 161.97.110.92 port 46558 ssh2

#ssh #passwordgropers #sshgropers #passwordguessers #cybercrime #bots #botnets

Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled

The botnet was reportedly tied to a Russia-based residential proxy network.

Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/faist

#biz-&-it #botnets #crime #residential-proxy-networks #security
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/botnet-of-more-than-17-million-devices-dismantled/

oh, somebot is in trouble:

May 25 13:26:54 skapet sshd-session[30936]: Failed password for invalid user Can't open exe from 2a02:4780:10:8ba4::1 port 34842 ssh2
May 25 13:26:56 skapet sshd-session[92221]: Failed password for invalid user Can't open exe from 2a02:4780:10:8ba4::1 port 34856 ssh2

#ssh #sshgropers #passwordgroping #passwordguessing #bots #botnets #cybercrime

Oh, so somebot thought this would work:

May 20 04:04:16 portal sshd-session[90553]: Failed password for invalid user $ from 23.94.213.157 port 41886 ssh2

#ssh #passwordgroping #botnets #bots #cybercrime

Quick question: Do you think it's unethical to infect unsuspecting people's computers or IoT devices with a Trojan to highjack some of their bandwidth to direct it to DDoS websites of really really bad people even if those unsuspecting ppl would never know? This seems wrong to me. Idk like maybe ask me first. K thanks.

#botnets

“De manière stratégique et à grande échelle” : le #NCSC appelle à la vigilance concernant les réseaux de #botnets ou secrets exploités par des cyber-attaquants !

https://blog.sosordi.net/2026/04/de-maniere-strategique-et-a-grande-echelle-le-ncsc-appelle-a-la-vigilance-concernant-les-reseaux-de-botnets-ou-secrets-exploites-par-des-cyber-attaquants.html

#Internet #data #securite #vieprivee