Vast botnet hijacks smart TVs for prime-time cybercrime
January 18, 2024 at 05:21AM Security researchers have traced a DDoS botnet infecting millions of smart TVs and set-top boxes to the Bigpanzi cybercrime syndicate. At its peak, 170,000 bots were running daily and were used for cybercrimes such as DDoS attacks and hijacking broadcasts. The researchers aim to combat Bigpanzi and seek collaboration from … Read more