Is the Mariposa botnet still functioning? 

Is the Mariposa botnet still functioning?

Claims that the Mariposa botnet is still alive.
Russia and US working together to shut down stock hacker 

Russia and US working together to shut down stock hacker

Cooperative effort to combat stock manipulators.
Authorities shut down Real Host 

Authorities shut down Real Host

Latvian hosting firm had been tied to botnets, phishing scams.
FTC shuts down ISP over spam and botnets 

FTC shuts down ISP over spam and botnets

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has convinced a court to shut down the operations of a rogue internet service provider (ISP) that it claims was hosting spamming systems, ...
Australia amongst global attack  

Australia amongst global attack

Fifty financial institutions in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region were hit with a well crafted pharming attack this week.
Spyware operations shut down by FTC 

Spyware operations shut down by FTC

The nation’s consumer watchdog announced today that it has halted two spyware operations – one of which was forced to pay more than $4 million.
Feds shut down California spyware ring 

Feds shut down California spyware ring

The federal government lent a hand to PC users last week, pulling the rug out from a California-based spyware operation.
Microsoft moves to shut down SP2 file sharing sites 

Microsoft moves to shut down SP2 file sharing sites

Microsoft has slapped threats of legal action against a web site after it offered Microsoft's new service pack through the BitTorrent file sharing network.
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