Botnet controlled by Russian military intelligence disrupted by the United States, which removed GRU control of thousands of infected devices
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ESET: Defeating Ransomware And Botnets Requires A Layered Approach To Cyber Security
INTERVIEW: Mark James, IT cyber security specialist at ESET, discusses cyber threat trends with Silicon at Infosecurity 2017
EU Pushes IoT Security Regulations
The move comes amidst rapidly increasing exploitation of connected devices by criminals
Turkey, Italy And Hungary Riddled With Botnets Finds Norton Research
Botnets hop on high-speed city infrastructure to fire malware, spam and other threats across the Internet
MarsJoke Ransomware Targets US Government And Education Institutions
Cyber criminals are using the Kelihos botnet to extort Bitcoin payments out of the ransomware's victims
Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline
A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns
Botnet Operators Shifting To The Cloud
Botnet controllers are increasingly taking advantage of the convenience of cloud infrastructure for launching attacks, Level 3 has found
UK Home To More Botnet Command And Control Servers Than Any Other Country
32 percent of known botnet C&C servers are hosted in Britain says Trend Micro, which warns of ongoing Windows XP threats and Heartbleed danger
Hackers Use Free Cloud Accounts To Create Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet
Researchers use free Cloud accounts to create a botnet, rather than hijacking computer resources from innocent victims
Microsoft And Friends Disrupt Resilient ZeroAccess Botnet
Microsoft and its partners have successfully disrupted the Sirefef botnet, also known as ZeroAcces
ZeroAccess: Sinkhole Sucks Brains From Big Bitcoin Mining Botnet
One of the biggest botnets in the world sees half a million bots made inactive as law enforcement takes an interest
‘Chicken Farm’ Botnets Actively Target Governments, Researchers Warn
Asian espionage networks have compromised government and corporate systems worldwide, researchers warn
Microsoft Removes Million PCs From Citadel Botnet Clutches
Microsoft has freed more than 1.2 million PCs from the control of the Citadel botnet and its criminal masters
Botnets Adopt Peer-to-Peer To Combat Takedowns
Botnets are adopting the use of peer-to-peer communications to hamper takedown efforts by the industry
Microsoft Angers Security Researchers With Boisterous Botnet Bust
Researchers fuming after Microsoft botnet takedown ruins their own anti-cyber crime operations
Microsoft And FBI Hit 1,500 Citadel Botnets
Botnet takes a kicking but some think it will amount to just a chink in the fortress that is Citadel
Boston Marathon Tragedy Spurs Botnet Spam Campaigns
The Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion are being used by two large botnets
Microsoft And Symantec Buddy Up For Botnet Takedown
Microsoft and Symantec have struck a blow at cyber criminals after taking down their command and control servers
Big Bad Botnets Combine To Send Billions Of Spam Messages
Waledac makes a comeback by piggybacking on top of a virulent buddy
Court Order Allows Microsoft To Retain Control Of Zeus Botnets
A US federal court has granted Microsoft permission to continue to control two major Zeus botnets for the next two years as Trojan-infected computers are repaired
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
Dealing With The DDoS Dealers
TechWeekEurope investigates the DDoS market, looking at how the dealers make their money, who's buying and what can be done to counter their illegal activities
Trusteer Warns Of ‘US DoJ’ Ransomware
Trusteer researchers are warning that some ransomware is now posing as from the US Department Of Justice
Zeus Bots Remain Active Despite Microsoft Takedown
A few Zeus botnets reportedly remain active despite Microsoft closing down the bulk of them last month
Real-Time Botnet Threat Intelligence Data Feed Offered By Microsoft
A real-time feed from Microsoft's database of intelligence on botnets is being tested to help co-ordinate efforts to bring the systems down
Clues To Botmaster Identity Revealed In Chat Logs
Clues and details about the Cutwail botnet and its creator have been discovered in chat logs by Russian authorities
Spam Takes Back Seat As Targeted Attacks Rise
Criminals are not replacing botnets but are instead turning to more targeted attacks, researchers warn
Microsoft Court Order Shuts Down Kelihos Botnet
Microsoft continues to wage war with botnets after gaining a court order to take down Kelihos
DIY Botnet Kits Spawning Lean, Mean Networks
Hackers are increasingly using DIY crimeware kits to push out malicious botnets but SpyEye dominates
Seized Rustock Servers Reveal Compromised Emails
Microsoft forensic experts have uncovered 400,000 email addresses from seized Rustock servers