Command-and-control servers, also called C&C or C2, are used by attackers to maintain communications with compromised systems within a target network. The terms "command" and "control" are often ...

If you're a state-sponsored hacker siphoning data from targeted computers, the last thing you want is for someone to locate your command-and-control server and shut it down, halting your ability to ...

Finding the servers that control botnets is about to get a little bit easier. Shodan, the search engine for open ports and databases, debuted a new search engine on Tuesday that can over time find the ...

A new Emotet Trojan variant has been observed in the wild with the added capabilities of using compromised connected devices as proxy command-and-control servers and of employing random URI directory ...

Past efforts at killing botnets—the large networks of computers running malicious software to send spam, flood websites with traffic, and steal personal data—have managed to disable the networks by ...

Cybercriminals are using a modified version of the ZeuS computer Trojan that no longer relies on command and control (C&C) servers for receiving instructions, according to Symantec security ...