As cybercriminals have become more aggressive, the average ransom payment in the first half of 2021 jumped to $570,000, up 82% from 2020, says Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42.

A vulnerability found in some routers and modems could make the devices vulnerable to authentication bypass and in turn, allow attackers access to sensitive information.

Three days after disclosure, cyberattackers are taking over home routers from 20 vendors and ISPs in order to add them to a Mirai-variant botnet used for carrying out DDoS attacks.

Researchers demonstrated the power deep neural networks enlisted to create a bot army with the firepower to shape public opinion and spark QAnon 2.0.