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Zombie TV attack was dead easy

Zombie TV attack was dead easy

Poor password security blamed for Emergency System hack.
Jim Finkle Feb 15 2013 8:02AM Security
White House seeks counsel on ISP industry code

White House seeks counsel on ISP industry code

IIA chief invited to meeting to discuss iCode.
Brett Winterford May 30 2011 11:56AM Telco/ISP
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
Fifty ISPs harbour half the world's zombies

Fifty ISPs harbour half the world's zombies

Report smashes link between broadband speeds and botnets.
Liam Tung Nov 15 2010 9:35AM 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
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
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
Botnet ranks continue to swell

Botnet ranks continue to swell

The number of computers being infected for use in botnets has soared in recent months, according to McAfee.
Shaun Nichols May 5 2009 2:44PM 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
US court throws book at zombie bot-masters

US court throws book at zombie bot-masters

Two men charged with organised crime and money laundering.
Robert Jaques Jul 11 2007 5:06PM Security
SANS Institute threatened in zombie spam message

SANS Institute threatened in zombie spam message

The US SANS Internet Storm Center on Thursday received a malware sample that contained code with a not-so-endearing message for the organisation.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2007 5:27AM Security
Zombie botnets attack global DNS servers

Zombie botnets attack global DNS servers

Sustained attack launched last night.
Robert Jaques Feb 8 2007 9:50AM Security
ISPs fear zombie attacks

ISPs fear zombie attacks

Spam, security and service differentiation are causing headaches, according
to StreamShield’s research.
IT Week Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Telco/ISP
Zombie hacker pleads guilty to hospital infection

Zombie hacker pleads guilty to hospital infection

A U.S. man has pleaded guilty of creating a zombie network of 50,000 computers to launch a devastating attack against a Seattle hospital.
William Eazel May 8 2006 10:07AM Security
Australians go zombie hunting

Australians go zombie hunting

A zombie-hunting program has been launched by the ACMA, in a bid to identify infected computers which have Australian internet addresses.
Vivienne Fisher Nov 7 2005 2:44PM Security
US branded worst spamming nation as impact of zombie computers rises

US branded worst spamming nation as impact of zombie computers rises

Recent attempts to can spam in the United States appear to be paying off, with a newly published study reporting that the country now relays “substantially less” of the world's spam than it did a year ago.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:14AM Security
Zombie PCs spewing spam

Zombie PCs spewing spam

Zombie PCs accounted for more than half of all spam in July, according to email security firm MX Logic.
Marcia Savage Aug 10 2005 10:19PM Security
Big ISP = Big zombie army

Big ISP = Big zombie army

Swathes of virus-infected PC’s are being hosted on some of the world’s biggest ISP’s including AOL, Bellsouth and Verizon.
David Quainton Jun 15 2005 12:34PM Security
'Shocking' new zombie internet threat

'Shocking' new zombie internet threat

An average of 172,009 new zombies surfaced on the internet every day this month, according to recently released research by CipherTrust.
Marcia Savage May 26 2005 10:07PM Security

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