Citadel falls 

Citadel falls

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 7 June 2013 11:42 AM
Botnet down but probably not out.
Revised icode applied to mobiles 

Revised icode applied to mobiles

In Messaging - By Brett Winterford, 4 June 2013 7:18 AM
ISPs asked to cut off infected tablets, smartphones.
Beta Bot banking malware surfaces 

Beta Bot banking malware surfaces

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 30 May 2013 10:45 AM
Includes rootkit that blocks security sites.
Pushdo revived with domain-generator algo 

Pushdo revived with domain-generator algo

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 20 May 2013 9:25 AM
Command and control concealed.
SpyEye trojan developer extradited to US 

SpyEye trojan developer extradited to US

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 8 May 2013 1:05 PM
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.
WordPress botnet targets admin accounts 

WordPress botnet targets admin accounts

In Web/client - By Danielle Walker, 16 April 2013 11:06 AM
Massive brute force botnet.
Bitcoin miner botnet booms 

Bitcoin miner botnet booms

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 12 April 2013 9:44 AM
100,000 infections each week.
Enormous global embedded device botnet built 

Enormous global embedded device botnet built

In Networks - By Juha Saarinen, 21 March 2013 9:38 AM
Done for the fun of it.
Indian Govt pays bounty for botnet probe 

Indian Govt pays bounty for botnet probe

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

Dell builds sinkhole data-sharing platform

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 5 March 2013 10:30 AM
Builds and shares open source tool.
Microsoft, Symantec takedown search hijacking botnet 

Microsoft, Symantec takedown search hijacking botnet

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 8 February 2013 8:13 AM
Australian John Doe operator named.
Feds reveal Gozi trojan creator, fraud conspiracy 

Feds reveal Gozi trojan creator, fraud conspiracy

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 25 January 2013 7:44 AM
Nikita Kuzmin faces 95 years in prison.
Poland's CERT thwarts Virut botnet 

Poland's CERT thwarts Virut botnet

In Web/client - By Danielle Walker, 25 January 2013 6:54 AM
Domain names disrupted.
Virut botnet takedown sinkholes 23 domains 

Virut botnet takedown sinkholes 23 domains

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 23 January 2013 10:24 AM
Polish cyber security experts seized domains.
Android SMS botnet found on mobile networks 

Android SMS botnet found on mobile networks

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 20 December 2012 8:20 AM
Botnet spread via malicious game install.
Zeus-family trojan spreads via botnet  

Zeus-family trojan spreads via botnet

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 7 December 2012 12:49 PM
Spammers flog P2P malware.
Citadel trojan gets better bot updating 

Citadel trojan gets better bot updating

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 22 October 2012 4:40 PM
Price tag jumps.
Kelihos botnet closed 

Kelihos botnet closed

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 22 October 2012 4:40 PM
Second defendant settles.
Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess 

Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 3 October 2012 12:28 PM
Microsoft settles with operator.
ZeroAccess botnet earns $100k a day 

ZeroAccess botnet earns $100k a day

In Networks - By Marcos Colon, 25 September 2012 10:54 AM
Targets affluent countries.
Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order  

Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 14 September 2012 10:32 AM
Swipes domain.
Police disable world's third-largest spammer botnet 

Police disable world's third-largest spammer botnet

In Networks - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 19 July 2012 7:03 AM
Bots still active.
Researchers question Android spam botnet 

Researchers question Android spam botnet

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 9 July 2012 10:11 AM
More proof needed.
Android botnet pushes drug spam 

Android botnet pushes drug spam

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 6 July 2012 9:59 AM
Spam sent from Yahoo!
Russian authorities arrest Carberp botmaster 

Russian authorities arrest Carberp botmaster

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 28 June 2012 5:00 PM
A 22-year-old arrested in Russia.
Botnet take downs could disrupt police investigations 

Botnet take downs could disrupt police investigations

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 21 June 2012 4:57 AM
Legal hurdles prevent open discussion.
Apple admits OS X not invulnerable to malware 

Apple admits OS X not invulnerable to malware

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 18 June 2012 8:42 AM
Important "baby steps".
US unveils initiatives to fight botnets  

US unveils initiatives to fight botnets

In Networks - By Greg Masters, 4 June 2012 10:53 AM
Industry Botnet Group spearheads work.
Herpes bot master outed 

Herpes bot master outed

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 24 May 2012 7:57 PM
Lax identity protection leads to downfall.
Jericho botnet hits financial web sites 

Jericho botnet hits financial web sites

In Applications - By SC Staff, 9 May 2012 7:08 AM
Targets passwords and login credentials used at 100 financial institutions.
South Africa deploys Aussie iCode  

South Africa deploys Aussie iCode

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 8 May 2012 4:56 PM
Anti-botnet code up for review next month.
Botmaster offers fraud service for noobs 

Botmaster offers fraud service for noobs

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 3 May 2012 2:30 PM
Includes live support and custom script injection.
Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec 

Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec

In Applications - 2 May 2012 11:45 AM
Click-fraud scheme about the revenue.
Girls hawk DDoS service on YouTube 

Girls hawk DDoS service on YouTube

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 26 April 2012 3:18 PM
Big business pay hacker to take down rivals.
140000 Flashback-infected computers remain 

140000 Flashback-infected computers remain

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 19 April 2012 6:49 AM
About 75 per cent of Macs freed from botnet slavery.
33,000 Australian Macs are botnet slaves 

33,000 Australian Macs are botnet slaves

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 5 April 2012 3:44 PM
So you thought you were safe?
Kelihos lives on thanks to Facebook trojan 

Kelihos lives on thanks to Facebook trojan

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 2 April 2012 12:30 PM
After being "sinkholed," the Kelihos.B botnet is spreading through social networking sites.
DIY satirical Sality takedown posted to Full Disclosure 

DIY satirical Sality takedown posted to Full Disclosure

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 29 March 2012 5:39 PM
Don't try this at home.
US Govt 'iCode' code of conduct approved 

US Govt 'iCode' code of conduct approved

In Networks - By Marcos Colon, 29 March 2012 9:26 AM
The Anti-Bot Code of Conduct gives ISPs a blueprint to manage botnet threats.
Monster Kelihos botnet slain 

Monster Kelihos botnet slain

In Networks - By Marcos Colon, 29 March 2012 9:26 AM
Security organisations have teamed up and killed an embodiment of the Kelihos botnet.
Microsoft bests bank-busting botnet  

Microsoft bests bank-busting botnet

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 March 2012 2:25 PM
Zeus command and control knocked out.
Poisoned DoS tool infects Anonymous 

Poisoned DoS tool infects Anonymous

In Applications - 5 March 2012 3:46 PM
Trojan packed into denial-of-service tool.
ISPs urged to back secure routing standards 

ISPs urged to back secure routing standards

In Networks - By Ry Crozier, 24 February 2012 11:24 AM
Cut traffic misdirection.
New variant of Waledac botnet detected  

New variant of Waledac botnet detected

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 22 February 2012 8:21 AM
After the original was taken down two years ago.
Crims make $3 million a year off Android botnet 

Crims make $3 million a year off Android botnet

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 February 2012 10:03 PM
Uni researcher finds world's biggest Android botnet.
Accused Kelihos botmaster denies allegations 

Accused Kelihos botmaster denies allegations

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 31 January 2012 2:26 PM
Returns to Russia.
Ex-anti-virus tech flogged MacDefender malware 

Ex-anti-virus tech flogged MacDefender malware

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 25 January 2012 6:35 AM
Botnet bloodbath continues.
Government shuns ethical hacker safeguards 

Government shuns ethical hacker safeguards

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 25 November 2011 3:46 AM
Rejection of industry submissions was "disgusting".
White hats bust history's biggest botnet 

White hats bust history's biggest botnet

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 14 November 2011 4:10 PM
Covert intel ops conducted on mailing lists.
Dumb brute force attacks slowing down, dying off 

Dumb brute force attacks slowing down, dying off

In Cloud - By Darren Pauli, 7 November 2011 4:58 PM
Hail Mary, it’s happening again.
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