botnet

Botnet activity takes a major step up

Botnet activity takes a major step up

Maazben and Rustock on the rise.
Dan Raywood Sep 30 2009 11:23AM Security
'Bahama' botnet takes click fraud to new heights

'Bahama' botnet takes click fraud to new heights

Sophisticated network of PCs bypasses conventional filters.
Phil Muncaster Sep 19 2009 9:47AM Security
Botnet commands spread by Google Groups

Botnet commands spread by Google Groups

Botnet herders appear to be testing new ways to communicate with their drone computers.
Chuck Miller Sep 15 2009 11:35AM Security
Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

Malware-laden emails, at a rate of 90,000 an hour, are trying to dupe recipients into believing they were implicated in defrauding the IRS.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2009 9:29AM Security
Conficker claims five million computers

Conficker claims five million computers

The Conficker worm is still lurking around the internet four months after it supposedly peaked.
Dan Raywood Aug 31 2009 11:29AM Security
Botnet activity drops as spam remains high but steady

Botnet activity drops as spam remains high but steady

Real Host shutdown impacted Cutwail botnet.
Dan Raywood Aug 28 2009 11:35AM Security
Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

Attacks on Georgian government websites during the 2008 war with Russia were carried out by civilians - with little or no direct involvement on the part of the Russian government or military -- according to a new report.
Chuck Miller Aug 19 2009 11:36AM Security
Twitter used as botnet command-and-control hub

Twitter used as botnet command-and-control hub

Researchers have discovered that Twitter messages were used to issue new instructions to bots.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 17 2009 11:24AM Security
Authorities shut down Real Host

Authorities shut down Real Host

Latvian hosting firm had been tied to botnets, phishing scams.
Shaun Nichols Aug 7 2009 3:16PM Security
Clampi banking trojan spreading rapidly

Clampi banking trojan spreading rapidly

Researchers have identified a new and dangerous banking trojan that can utilise a Windows tool to spread itself to all workstations across an organisation.
Dan Kaplan Jul 31 2009 2:01PM Security
Botnet armies driving spam to new heights

Botnet armies driving spam to new heights

More than 150,000 computers being infected every day, says McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Jul 30 2009 3:55PM Security
Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet

Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet

Warning of 'sea change' in mobile malware.
Phil Muncaster Jul 16 2009 6:51AM Security
Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

A 60 per cent increase in spam volumes has resulted in spam now representing 90 per cent of all inbound email, according to the TRACElabs report on the first half of 2009 from Marshal8e6.
SC Australia Staff Jul 14 2009 10:17AM Security
Google sees new spam players on the horizon

Google sees new spam players on the horizon

Emergence of hotbeds.
Shaun Nichols Jul 2 2009 2:58PM Security
Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

A criminal operation has been halted by the shutdown of a malicious server in the Cayman Islands, but the attackers are likely to be looking for a new home.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 2 2009 10:10AM Security
Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Five individuals pleaded guilty in a US federal court this week for their roles in an international spam operation that sent billions of emails to tout Chinese "penny" stocks and used a botnet capable of evading spam detection.
Greg Masters Jun 24 2009 12:04PM Security
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace

Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace

Researchers have uncovered a fully-functional marketplace for the building and selling of botnets.
Shaun Nichols Jun 18 2009 10:27AM Security
PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed

PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed

McAfee is reporting that it has seen a sharp rise in the number of PC infection and malware variants as botnet operators try to rebuild their networks after the McColo shutdown.
Iain Thomson Jun 12 2009 3:01PM Security
Gumblar 'botnet' continues to grow as new variants detected

Gumblar 'botnet' continues to grow as new variants detected

The Gumblar attack is continuing to hit websites with new variants detected in Japan.
Dan Raywood May 20 2009 10:20AM Security
Signature-based scanners fail to pick up malware

Signature-based scanners fail to pick up malware

Signature-based scanners are failing to pick up more than half of malware, according to ScanSafe's quarterly Global Threat Report.
SC Australia Staff May 8 2009 10:45AM Security

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