McAfee warns: No repeat of McColo shutdown 

McAfee warns: No repeat of McColo shutdown

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 15 December 2009 9:25 AM
Botnet herders have learned their lesson.
Stronger botnets and increased spam detections in 2009 

Stronger botnets and increased spam detections in 2009

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 9 December 2009 12:06 PM
Cybercriminals learn lessons from McColo shutdown.
One year later, McColo bust does little to slow spam 

One year later, McColo bust does little to slow spam

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 13 November 2009 4:43 PM
Junk mail levels higher than ever.
PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed 

PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 12 June 2009 3:01 PM
McAfee is reporting that it has seen a sharp rise in the number of PC infection and malware variants as botnet operators try to rebuild their networks after the McColo shutdown.
Spam server shutdown has little effect 

Spam server shutdown has little effect

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 9 June 2009 10:40 AM
The shutdown of the Pricewert internet service provider (ISP) looks unlikely to have the same crushing effect of spam as theMcColo closure last year.
Botnet ranks continue to swell 

Botnet ranks continue to swell

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 5 May 2009 2:44 PM
The number of computers being infected for use in botnets has soared in recent months, according to McAfee.
Spam levels continue to surge 

Spam levels continue to surge

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 30 April 2009 10:07 AM
The level of spam flooding inboxes is at its highest level in more than a year, according to researchers.
Spam levels soar as Easter approaches 

Spam levels soar as Easter approaches

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 7 April 2009 10:55 AM
Spam levels rose by a third last month to reach nearly 85 per cent of all email traffic, the highest since the McColo shutdown last year, according to the Threat Forecast and ...
Spam back up to pre-McColo levels 

Spam back up to pre-McColo levels

In Messaging - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 1 April 2009 10:31 AM
Four months after the highly publicised takedown of the McColo web-hosting company, in which worldwide spam levels dropped by around 70 percent, the prevalence of junk mail has ...
Google reporting spam recovering from McColo 

Google reporting spam recovering from McColo

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 28 January 2009 10:28 AM
Google is reporting that data from its Postini subsidiary shows annual spam levels are rebounding from the shutdown of McColo.
Botnets crawl back after McColo shutdown 

Botnets crawl back after McColo shutdown

In Hackers - 8 December 2008 12:45 PM
Mega-D botnet creators have set up new command and control servers and re-established their connections.
Spam levels remain down following McColo shutdown 

Spam levels remain down following McColo shutdown

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 21 November 2008 9:53 AM
Though worldwide spam levels are still diminished in the wake of the McColo hosting-company shutdown, it may only be a matter of time before they come roaring back.
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