Botnet activity increased by 26% this reporting period; the first increase we’ve observed for over 18 months. Five new malware families entered the Top 20, and disappointing increases for a number of global networks hosting the most active botnet command & controllers (C&Cs). Read the full report.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Spamhaus Project authored by The Spamhaus Team. Read the original post at: https://www.spamhaus.org/resource-hub/botnet-c-c/botnet-threat-update-january-to-june-2025