I grew up in the 2000s, so it might be a surprising statement when I say that much of my introduction to the internet, technology, and gaming came from Internet Relay Chat, also known as IRC. As a kid ...
A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.
They wanted "lulz" and drama, and now Anonymous has plenty of both. AnonOps, which ran the main IRC channels used to coordinate Anonymous' denial of service attacks, had its servers seized by a "rogue ...