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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback 

Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 12 April 2012 2:36 AM
Flashback removal tool planned as malware storm subsides.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The DL on TDL4 

The DL on TDL4

In Applications - By Adam Bradley, ANZ managing director, Websense , 31 October 2011 11:47 AM
It's not indestructible.
Innocent: Microsoft drops botnet suit 

Innocent: Microsoft drops botnet suit

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 October 2011 12:42 PM
Asks former defendant for help.
Microsoft kills botnet, names mastermind 

Microsoft kills botnet, names mastermind

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 28 September 2011 10:16 AM
41,000 computers freed in botnet take-down.
Microsoft passes Rustock evidence to FBI  

Microsoft passes Rustock evidence to FBI

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 26 September 2011 10:26 AM
Civil case win a death knell for spammers.
Bitcoin botnet mines over Twitter  

Bitcoin botnet mines over Twitter

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 4 August 2011 3:40 AM
But renting bots is more profitable.
Microsoft offers $235K bounty on Rustock masterminds 

Microsoft offers $235K bounty on Rustock masterminds

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 19 July 2011 10:02 AM
Redmond determined to crush world's biggest botnet.
Legacy of monster botnet fading 

Legacy of monster botnet fading

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 July 2011 9:21 PM
More than half of Rustock-infected machines have been cleaned, but 100,000 computers remain in India.
Butterfly botnet morph is bigger, badder than Mariposa 

Butterfly botnet morph is bigger, badder than Mariposa

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 30 June 2011 10:02 PM
Botnet grows new wings.
Call for banks to blacklist spammers 

Call for banks to blacklist spammers

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 31 May 2011 9:27 AM
Experts argue that industry should take point on anti-spam efforts.
Call for banks to blacklist spammers 

Call for banks to blacklist spammers

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 31 May 2011 9:27 AM
Experts argue that industry should take point on anti-spam efforts.
Analysis: Offensive action against botnets 

Analysis: Offensive action against botnets

In Networks - By David LaMacchia and Jamie Tomasello, Cloudmark, 20 May 2011 11:19 AM
Does a botnet takedown set questionable precedents or is it a viable way to cleanse compromised computers?
Analysis: Offensive action against botnets 

Analysis: Offensive action against botnets

In Networks - By David LaMacchia and Jamie Tomasello, Cloudmark, 20 May 2011 11:19 AM
Does a botnet takedown set questionable precedents or is it a viable way to cleanse compromised computers?
Anonymous DDoSed by mutineer  

Anonymous DDoSed by mutineer

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 10 May 2011 8:09 AM
Attackers outed in Anonymous war.
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