botnet

Analysis: Life after Rustock

Analysis: Life after Rustock

Is this the end of spam as we know it?
Tom Brewster Mar 28 2011 9:51AM Security
Shares pump-and-dump alleged scammer arrested

Shares pump-and-dump alleged scammer arrested

Beware emails touting stocks that seem too good to be true.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 23 2011 10:28AM Security
Hospital hacker jailed for nine years over malware injection

Hospital hacker jailed for nine years over malware injection

Guard used his position to infect sensitive PCs in readiness for DDoS.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 22 2011 1:49PM Security
Microsoft details Rustock botnet takedown

Microsoft details Rustock botnet takedown

A million bots at a loose end, still infected.
Liam Tung Mar 21 2011 5:38AM Security
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming

Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming

Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
Tom Brewster Mar 18 2011 6:50AM Networking
What Stuxnet means for the process industry

What Stuxnet means for the process industry

Governments and process-control firms must work together to prevent sophisticated malware from spreading.
Eddy Willems, security evangelist, G Data Software Feb 10 2011 12:32PM Security
Zeus spreads giant arms wider

Zeus spreads giant arms wider

More websites host Zeus variants.
Tom Brewster Feb 7 2011 12:50PM Security
Waledac botnet operators amass 500,000 email credentials

Waledac botnet operators amass 500,000 email credentials

Waledac botnet was rebuilt from scratch and is on the attack again.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 3 2011 2:12PM Security
Attack exploit market spawns service economy

Attack exploit market spawns service economy

Malware writers offer installation, post-sales support.
Liz Tay Jan 20 2011 12:01PM Security
Waledac botnet wakes up in 2011 with new run of pharmaceutical spam

Waledac botnet wakes up in 2011 with new run of pharmaceutical spam

Cybercriminals return from break.
Dan Raywood Jan 17 2011 12:33PM Security
Rustock botnet back in action

Rustock botnet back in action

Poised to return to pre-Christmas spam output levels.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 13 2011 1:37PM Security
Threat Report: No rest for the wicked

Threat Report: No rest for the wicked

Sydney honeypots continue to attract botnet worms.
Brett Winterford Dec 31 2010 12:52PM Security
Threat Report: No rest for the wicked

Threat Report: No rest for the wicked

Sydney honeypots continue to attract botnet worms.
Brett Winterford Dec 31 2010 8:58AM Security
Freelancer.com posts: jobs for botnets, fake IDs

Freelancer.com posts: jobs for botnets, fake IDs

Crowdsourcing provider's boards new haven for malware, identity fraud.
Nate Cochrane Dec 16 2010 11:41AM Security
Sydney honeypots attract morphing botnet malware

Sydney honeypots attract morphing botnet malware

West Coast Labs reports new strains of Allaple, Virut.
Brett Winterford Dec 15 2010 10:23AM Security
From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists

From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists

SC Magazine US runs down the notable IT security news items for 2010.
Staff Writers Dec 10 2010 12:48PM Security
Assange detention sparks total cyberwar

Assange detention sparks total cyberwar

Botnets target each other in escalating DDoS conflict.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2010 2:13PM Security
FBI arrests man for Mega-D botnet

FBI arrests man for Mega-D botnet

ACMA investigation contributes to man's arrest.
Liz Tay Dec 6 2010 3:33PM Security
ISPs sign up to voluntary anti-zombie code

ISPs sign up to voluntary anti-zombie code

Widespread support.
John Hilvert Dec 1 2010 9:19AM Networking
ACMA: 30,000 Australian PCs infected every day

ACMA: 30,000 Australian PCs infected every day

Regulator working on new zombie-tracking portal for ISPs.
Mahesh Sharma Nov 25 2010 7:05AM Security

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