- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 13th, 2013
Second Version of Hlux/Kelihos Botnet Getting Smaller, Kaspersky Says
MalwareMustDie disagrees with the figures provided by Kaspersky
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 8th, 2013
Cybercriminals Use Upatre Downloader to Distribute Gameover Trojan
Experts from Dell SecureWorks have been monitoring the botnet
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 1st, 2013
Over Half a Million ZeroAccess Bots Sinkholed by Symantec
The cybercriminals started rolling out a new variant just before the operation began
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 9th, 2013
Sophisticated Android Trojan Obad.a Distributed via Mobile Botnet
Experts from Kaspersky continue to analyze the mobile threat
- Security Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 5th, 2013
A Russian Botnet Is Taking Over the Tor Network, Already Responsible for 4 out of 5 Users
The botnet has resulted in a fivefold increase in usage
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 8th, 2013
Hacker, Owner of 3-Million-PC Botnet, Does Reddit AmA (Updated)
Here's how much he earns and what he uses the botnet for
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 8th, 2013
Over 6,000 Joomla, WP and Datalife Installations Impacted by Fort Disco Botnet
Arbor Networks experts say the campaign started in May 2013
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 2nd, 2013
Malware Developers Reveal Plans to Perform Major Update on Andromeda Botnet
Both the plugins and the main module will be improved
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 10th, 2013
Experts Say al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Might Be Preparing for Phase 4 of Their Operation
The botnet used by the hacktivist group is being retooled and tweaked
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 25th, 2013
Creators of Cutwail Botnet Implement New Evasion Features
Trend Micro experts have analyzed the latest Cutwail variants
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 6th, 2013
FBI Starts Educating Users About Botnets
The agency has published "Botnets 101 – What they are and how to avoid them"
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 6th, 2013
FBI, Microsoft and Financial Companies Disrupt over 1,400 Citadel Botnets
Individuals and businesses from all over the world are affected by the botnets
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 30th, 2013
Kelihos Botnet Used for “Only 24 Hours Left to Shop” Pharma Spam Campaign
The spammers are not trying to evade spam filters, but the campaign can still be effective
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 29th, 2013
Ruby on Rails Flaw Fixed in January Exploited by Cybercriminals to Hijack Servers
If you haven't installed the update, you can download it from here
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2013
Bots Used to Attack Israeli Websites on April 7 Spread Out in 27 Countries
Trend Micro has used its Smart Protection Network to analyze the attacks
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 13th, 2013
Massive Botnet Used to Launch Brute-Force Attacks Against WordPress Sites
Even WordPress' founder has issued a short advisory to help users mitigate the attacks
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 25th, 2013
Grum Spam Botnet Is Slowly Recovering After Takedown, Experts Warn
Experts from Trustwave’s Spider Labs have been monitoring Grum