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Boston Marathon Tragedy Spurs Botnet Spam Campaigns
The Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion are being used by two large botnets
Cutwail Botnet Targets Android Users Via Spam
Attackers shifting to traditional PC tactics in bid to pilfer data from Android owners
‘Chameleon’ Botnet Pilfers Millions From Advertisers
Brit researchers claim Chameleon has made its owners at least $6.2bn
Ramnit Botnet Boosts Management Features
The Ramnit botnet has been retrofitted to focus on better management of infected computers and more effective theft of financial credentials, according to Microsoft
Andromeda Botnet Returns With Souped-Up Stealth Skills
Malware drops in a modular fashion making it harder for security products to pick it up
Study: Bot Infections Common On Household Computers
One in 14 North American households had a computer compromised by a bot infection in 2012, according to Kindsight
Polish Officials Move To Decapitate Virut Botnet
Botnet sees some of its command and control infrastructure compromised by CERT Polska
McAfee: Hacker ‘Project Blitzkrieg’ Poses Real Threat
A call for botnet operators to collaborate on attacking 30 US financial institutions appears to be a 'credible threat' after all, according to security firm McAfee
SOCA Makes Arrest In £527m Butterfly Botnet Investigation
FBI, SOCA and Facebook looking to bring Yahos malware pushers down
Microsoft Gives Up Ghost On Finding Kelihos Botnet Masters
This is the way the case ends: not with a bang but a whimper
Microsoft Finds Nitol Botnet Malware On PCs In Chinese Supply Chain
Microsoft finds Nitol in brand new Chinese PCs and seizes domain to kill it off
Botnet Creator Who Ensnared 72,000 Machines Gets 30 Months
Bot herder with an alleged history of dirty dealing gets sent down
Alleged Mariposa Botnet Mastermind On Trial
Mariposa suspect is on trial, whilst Spanish suspects await their own hearings, TechWeekEurope understands
Bank-Theft Botnet Gameover Infects 700,000 Systems
A bank-theft botnet by the name of Gameover has infected 675,000 systems, many at Fortune 500 companies
Grum Botnet Officially Decapitated
The Grum botnet is killed off, meaning we can expect a big dip in spam
Yahoo Android App Lets Attackers Send Spam
Yahoo says a flaw in its Android Mail app affects a limited number of users
Dutch Law Begins Dismantling Grum Spam Botnet
The world's third largest source of spam could soon be history
Google Dismisses Android Botnet Reports
Reports of an Android botnet are false, says Google, but is it in denial?
Android Rootkit Created (And Spam Botnet Is Reported)
Two worries for Android security: a nasty rootkit is created in the lab, while a botnet may have been spotted
Microsoft Identifies Zeus Botnet Suspects
Microsoft said it has positively identified two members of the Zeus botnet crime ring - but both are already serving time in prison
Flashback Crooks Fluffed Money Making Scheme
Flashback operators were unable to make much money from the hundreds of thousands of Macs they had control of
Flashback Intercepted Google Searches To Make $10k A Day
Flashback made cyber crooks a tonne of money in a Google-tracking, ad-clicking scheme
Another Mac APT Attack Spotted
The SabPub APT is still active and is going after Mac machines
Zeus Bots Remain Active Despite Microsoft Takedown
A few Zeus botnets reportedly remain active despite Microsoft closing down the bulk of them last month
Kelihos II Crippled by Kaspersky and Co
The crooks running the second version of the Kelihos botnet abandon ship after their operation is sinkholed
Microsoft Raids Hit Zeus Botnets
Operation b71 has brought down two major Zeus botnets but Microsoft warns that the Trojan is not dead
Kelihos Botnet Back From The Grave
A new version of the Kelihos botnet is gaining momentum despite Microsoft's efforts to uproot it last year
Anonymous Members Hit By Zeus Botnet Scam
Symantec has highlighted a scam that tricked Anonymous users into infecting themselves with the Zeus Trojan
Waledac Botnet Returns With Password-Stealing Capabilities
More than a year after Microsoft shut down the Waledac botnet, it has reawakened with far more dangerous capabilities