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NZ teenager admits to million-PC botnet scam

NZ teenager admits to million-PC botnet scam

A teenager has pleaded guilty to running a botnet of 1.3 million PCs from his home in New Zealand..
Iain Thomson Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Security
TRACE: Six botnets generate 85 percent of spam

TRACE: Six botnets generate 85 percent of spam

Six botnets are generating about 85 percent of all spam, according to security researchers at Marshal's TRACE labs. Mega-D and Srizbi have been trading places recently at the top of the spam menace list.
Jim Carr Mar 5 2008 10:27AM Security
Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight?
Negar Salek Feb 28 2008 11:32AM Security
Mega-D botnet stronger than Storm, promotes male sexual pills

Mega-D botnet stronger than Storm, promotes male sexual pills

A new botnet spamming male sexual enhancement pill promotions has overtaken the notorious Storm worm botnet as the ‘largest single source of the world’s spam’, security vendor Marshal has warned.
Negar Salek Feb 1 2008 3:55PM Security
Storm malware still blowing strong

Storm malware still blowing strong

The 2007 Global Threat Report from Bratislava-based security firm ESET has highlighted the huge success of the Storm worm..
Clement James Jan 28 2008 10:03PM Security
Storm botnet connected to phishing ring

Storm botnet connected to phishing ring

An investigation has uncovered a link between a recent phishing operation and the infamous Storm worm..
Shaun Nichols Jan 11 2008 7:18AM Security
Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

The Fortinet Global Security Research team has detected two phishing attacks on UK major banks that were mounted using the Storm Worm botnet, said to be the first attack on the financial sector by Storm's huge network of zombie computers.
Jack Rogers Jan 9 2008 12:37PM Security
New botnet set to unseat Storm as the nastiest around

New botnet set to unseat Storm as the nastiest around

According to anti-virus vendor Secure Computing a botnet virus, dubbed Nugache, is set to unseat Storm as the nastiest botnet on the planet.
Lilia Guan Jan 8 2008 1:51PM Security
Ron Paul spam blast linked to Ukrainian botnet

Ron Paul spam blast linked to Ukrainian botnet

Spam messages promoting Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul that were distributed in October have been traced to a Ukrainian botmaster.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2007 11:47AM Security
NZ man, brains behind global botnet

NZ man, brains behind global botnet

The mastermind behind the 2006 DDoS attack on the Philadelphia University which infected 50,000 computers has been identified as an 18-year-old New Zealand man, nicknamed ‘AKILL’.
Staff Writers Nov 30 2007 12:17PM Security
New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

After a year in development, a botnet touted as the ‘Celebrity Spam Gang’ has reached similar distribution capabilities as the notorious Storm worm and is responsible for 20 percent of all spam circulation, warned Marshal.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2007 12:02PM Security
Trojan quickly building botnet via MSN Messenger

Trojan quickly building botnet via MSN Messenger

A trojan has used MSN Messenger to multiply the number of PCs added to a botnet 24 times in one day.
Frank Washkush Jr Nov 20 2007 9:56AM Security
Symantec adds botnet protection to managed services

Symantec adds botnet protection to managed services

Security vendor Symantec has integrated new botnet intelligence capabilities into its Managed Security Services (MSS) to give additional protection for its customers.
Dave Bailey Oct 5 2007 9:58AM Security
Cyber-criminals unleash botnet swarms

Cyber-criminals unleash botnet swarms

Botnets are getting smaller as criminals seek to fly in under the radar of corporate network defences, security experts warned today.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 7:33AM Security
Zombie botnet targets iPhone buyers

Zombie botnet targets iPhone buyers

'One of the most sophisticated' scams in recent times.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2007 6:47AM Security
Dutch botnet gang facing jail

Dutch botnet gang facing jail

Network of zombie PCs accrued €60,000 ($99,000).
Tom Sanders Jan 18 2007 9:35AM Software
Spam and botnet levels continue to soar

Spam and botnet levels continue to soar

The number of spam messages jumped to a record 94 percent of all email on the internet last month, research from Postini reveals.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 10 2007 11:30AM Security
Million-PC botnet threatens consumers

Million-PC botnet threatens consumers

Phishing blitz likely in run-up to Christmas.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 30 2006 11:29AM Security
Botnet operator taps into Google Analytics

Botnet operator taps into Google Analytics

Malware author tweaks free site traffic service.
Tom Sanders Sep 19 2006 3:35PM Security
Botnet threat growing at 'alarming rate'

Botnet threat growing at 'alarming rate'

The trend of hackers and cybercriminals using botnets to conduct large-scale denial-of-service attacks increased at an “alarming rate” during the second half of last year, new research has revealed.
William Eazel Mar 2 2006 9:45AM Security

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