Q3 has seen a massive 82% rise in the number of new botnet command and controllers (C&Cs) identified by our research team. They have observed an explosion in the use of backdoor malware with nefarious operators hiding behind FastFlux. In turn, this has caused several new countries and service providers to be listed in our Top 20 charts.
... In Q3 2021, Spamhaus Malware Labs identified 2,656 botnet C&Cs compared to 1,462 in Q2 2021. This was an 82% increase quarter on quarter! The monthly average increased from 487 per month in Q2 to 885 botnet C&Cs per month in Q3.
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... In Q3 2021, Spamhaus Malware Labs identified 2,656 botnet C&Cs compared to 1,462 in Q2 2021. This was an 82% increase quarter on quarter! The monthly average increased from 487 per month in Q2 to 885 botnet C&Cs per month in Q3.
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