botnet

SpyEye trojan developer extradited to US

SpyEye trojan developer extradited to US

One of the masterminds behind the pernicious SpyEye banking trojan has been extradited to the United States, where he will face charges for computer and wire fraud.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2013 1:05PM Security
WordPress botnet targets admin accounts

WordPress botnet targets admin accounts

Massive brute force botnet.
Danielle Walker Apr 16 2013 11:06AM Security
Bitcoin miner botnet booms

Bitcoin miner botnet booms

100,000 infections each week.
Danielle Walker Apr 12 2013 9:44AM Security
Enormous global embedded device botnet built

Enormous global embedded device botnet built

Done for the fun of it.
Juha Saarinen Mar 21 2013 9:38AM Security
Researcher builds enormous global botnet for Internet survey

Researcher builds enormous global botnet for Internet survey

Embedded Carna-ge.
Juha Saarinen Mar 21 2013 7:10AM Security
Indian Govt pays bounty for botnet probe

Indian Govt pays bounty for botnet probe

Text file dropped on server, but organiser says botnet was not attacked.
Darren Pauli Mar 12 2013 8:36PM Security
Dell builds sinkhole data-sharing platform

Dell builds sinkhole data-sharing platform

Builds and shares open source tool.
Dan Raywood Mar 5 2013 10:30AM Security
Microsoft, Symantec takedown search hijacking botnet

Microsoft, Symantec takedown search hijacking botnet

Australian John Doe operator named.
Dan Raywood Feb 8 2013 8:13AM Security
Microsoft, Symantec take down Bamital botnet

Microsoft, Symantec take down Bamital botnet

Australia implicated in ringleader hunt.
Jim Finkle Feb 7 2013 7:47AM Security
Feds reveal Gozi trojan creator, fraud conspiracy

Feds reveal Gozi trojan creator, fraud conspiracy

Nikita Kuzmin faces 95 years in prison.
Danielle Walker Jan 25 2013 7:44AM Security
Poland's CERT thwarts Virut botnet

Poland's CERT thwarts Virut botnet

Domain names disrupted.
Danielle Walker Jan 25 2013 6:54AM Security
Virut botnet takedown sinkholes 23 domains

Virut botnet takedown sinkholes 23 domains

Polish cyber security experts seized domains.
Dan Raywood Jan 23 2013 10:24AM Security
Android SMS botnet found on mobile networks

Android SMS botnet found on mobile networks

Botnet spread via malicious game install.
Danielle Walker Dec 20 2012 8:20AM Security
Zeus-family trojan spreads via botnet

Zeus-family trojan spreads via botnet

Spammers flog P2P malware.
Danielle Walker Dec 7 2012 12:49PM Security
Kelihos botnet closed

Kelihos botnet closed

Second defendant settles.
Danielle Walker Oct 22 2012 4:40PM Security
Citadel trojan gets better bot updating

Citadel trojan gets better bot updating

Price tag jumps.
Danielle Walker Oct 22 2012 4:40PM Security
Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess

Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess

Microsoft settles with operator.
Danielle Walker Oct 3 2012 12:28PM Security
ZeroAccess botnet earns $100k a day

ZeroAccess botnet earns $100k a day

Targets affluent countries.
Marcos Colon Sep 25 2012 10:54AM Security
Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order

Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order

Swipes domain.
Danielle Walker Sep 14 2012 10:32AM Security
Microsoft seizes Chinese botnet domain

Microsoft seizes Chinese botnet domain

Wins court injunction against alleged owners.
Juha Saarinen Sep 14 2012 4:45AM Security

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