- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 15th, 2013
Real-Time Map from Trend Micro Shows Global Botnet Activity
Over 618 command and control servers found to be active over the past 14 days
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 15th, 2013
Waledac Malware Could Send 3.6 Billion Spam Emails per Day from Infected PCs
Symantec experts say that Waledac is downloaded by the Virut malware
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 10th, 2013
Algerian Hacker Arrested by Thai Police Believed to Be ZeuS Botnet Master
Brian Krebs reveals the results of his investigations
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 9th, 2013
Experts Identify, Analyze Botnet Used to Launch DDOS Attacks Against US Banks
Incapsula researchers reveal some interesting details about the botnet
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 19th, 2012
Cybercriminals Use Android Malware to Create SMS Spam Botnet, Experts Find
The Trojan is being disguised as various popular Android games
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 17th, 2012
Cybercrime Investigators Help Russian Authorities Arrest DDOS Botnet Master
A 24-year-old individual has been arrested while preparing to launch a new attack
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 13th, 2012
Tor-Powered Skynet Botnet Comes with DDOS, Bitcoing Mining, Banking Capabilities
Rapid 7 researchers have analyzed this interesting threat
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 12th, 2012
Botnet Gang Updates Kelihos, Adds Capability to Spread via Removable Drives
The cybercriminals have also switched to .ru domains for malware distribution
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 12th, 2012
Facebook Security Team Helps FBI Disrupt Butterfly Botnet Cybercriminal Ring
A number of 10 individuals from 7 countries have been arrested
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 30th, 2012
International Kill-A-Zombie Day: Join the Fight Against Botnets [Video]
Here's what you need to do to be part of the event
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 20th, 2012
Microsoft Reaches Settlement with Russian Programmer in Kelihos Botnet Case
The cybercriminals used code written by the expert
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 18th, 2012
Netherlands Wants New Cybercrime Law to Give Police More Power
Current legislation prevents authorities from acting swiftly in criminal investigations
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 10th, 2012
SQL Injection and Other Flaws in VOlk-Botnet 4.0 Allow Victims to Fight Back
Vulnerability Lab researchers have identified the security holes
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 9th, 2012
Sality Botnet Scans Entire Internet in Search for Vulnerable VoIP Servers [Video]
A technique called "reverse-byte order scanning" was deployed
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 21st, 2012
Military, Energy and Oil Organizations Targeted in Mirage Campaign
The operation relies on spear phishing attacks aimed at company executives
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 20th, 2012
Over 1 Million PCs Currently Part of ZeroAccess Global Botnet
The threat is helping cybercriminals earn as much as $100,000 (80,000 EUR) per day
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 18th, 2012
Masters of Grum Attempt to Rebuild Spam Botnet
A couple of command and control servers were temporarily set up in Turkey