Tagged: Brian Krebs

January 29, 2026

The Botnet Merger: Kimwolf Hijacks 10 Million Badbox 2.0 Devices

The cybercriminals orchestrating the Kimwolf botnet appear intent on flaunting a truly monumental acquisition. A screenshot has surfaced online purportedly demonstrating their infiltration of the control panel for Badbox 2.0, one of the world’s...

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January 6, 2026

The Trojan in the Living Room: How the Kimwolf Botnet Hijacked 2 Million Android Devices

More than two million infected devices worldwide—this is the scale of the new botnet known as Kimwolf, according to an assessment published by Synthient. The countries reporting the highest number of infections include Vietnam,...