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Black Lotus Labs
The mission of Black Lotus Labs is to leverage our network visibility to help protect customers and keep the internet clean.
September 15, 2026
The banana stand: brokering and managing infections across Asia using MQTT
Black Lotus Labs
Early detection of BambooToken’s MQTT C2 can help security teams uncover stealthy malware before threats spread. Learn why you should act now.
August 26, 2026
Inside China-nexus cyber espionage infrastructure
Black Lotus Labs
Black Lotus Labs and the FBI uncovered China-nexus infrastructure used to hide cyber espionage, showing how early detection helps protect customers.
July 24, 2026
Inside the growing residential proxy botnet threat
Black Lotus Labs
Residential proxy networks are growing as malicious botnets enable fraud, evade defenses and quickly rebuild. Learn how and why they’re a problem.
June 10, 2026
JDY Botnet: How IoT and SOHO Devices Are Exploited
Black Lotus Labs
Read articles from Black Lotus Labs, the Threat Research and Operations team at Lumen.
May 21, 2026
Showboat Malware: Emerging Threats Targeting Telecom Providers
Black Lotus Labs
Black Lotus Labs reveals new malware discovery Showboat, a Linux-based post-exploitation framework linked to PRC-aligned threat activity targeting telecom providers.
April 07, 2026
FrostArmada: All thriller, no (malware) filer
Black Lotus Labs
A DNS setting change on a single router can quietly reroute an entire network’s authentication traffic.
