botnet
Botnet builder gets almost four years in prison
Earnt millions from Linux malware.
Aug 4 2017 11:34AM
US charges Russian with operating Kelihos spam botnet
Seeking his extradition.
Apr 24 2017 6:05AM
Necurs botnet swaps Locky for pump'n'dump scams
Picks up financial fraud spam.
Mar 24 2017 2:27PM
Citadel malware writer 'Kolypto' charged
Original developer still on the run.
Mar 17 2017 6:29AM
Police arrest bot herder behind attack on millions of routers
Faces up to a decade in prison if found guilty.
Feb 24 2017 9:35AM
Deutsche Telekom Mirai attack part of wider global onslaught
Other organisations likely targeted.
Nov 30 2016 10:28AM
Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers
Malware attempts to infect routers via remote management feature.
Nov 29 2016 9:00AM
Is the internet of things the new DDoS attack weapon?
[Blog post] Leveraging IoT devices for botnets.
Sep 27 2016 3:00PM
International police bring down Beebone botnet
FBI siezes 100 domains.
Apr 10 2015 5:41PM
Obama unveils proposed cybersecurity laws
Wants to criminalise sale of botnets, stolen financial data.
Jan 14 2015 9:59AM
ACMA creates self-service portal for malware diagnosis
Botnet cleaning made somewhat simpler for ISPs, network operators.
Nov 28 2014 6:59AM
First Shellshock botnet attacks Akamai, US DoD networks
Wopbot on the rampage.
Sep 26 2014 7:18AM
Zeus variant uses encryption to evade detection
The game isn’t over.
Jul 1 2014 1:16PM
Bot masters in cut-throat DDoS fight
DDoS reaches 300,000 connections a minute.
Apr 14 2014 10:45AM
'Pony' botnet used to steal bitcoins
Full value unknown.
Feb 25 2014 6:51AM
DDoS trojan ferrets SMB data
New malware found.
Dec 20 2013 12:00PM
Fake Firefox add-on snares users in botnet
Infects more than 12,500 PCs.
Dec 17 2013 9:00AM
ZeroAccess taken down
Microsoft announced on Thursday that its Digital Crimes Unit - in conjunction with the FBI, Europol's EC3 and technology companies such as A10 Networks - has disrupted a botnet that targets search engines and browsers.
Dec 9 2013 6:30AM
Feds pounce on $50k-a-month botnet theft ring
A 19-year-old Argentinean man was arrested and charged with running a botnet that stole funds from gaming and money transfer sites.
Sep 18 2013 8:57AM
Teenager busted for running $50,000-a-month botnet
Cops open 'Operation Zombie'.
Sep 18 2013 8:23AM
