Microsoft has freed more than 1.2 million PCs from the control of the Citadel botnet and its criminal masters
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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
Microsoft Court Order Shuts Down Kelihos Botnet
Microsoft continues to wage war with botnets after gaining a court order to take down Kelihos
Spam Hits Pre-Rustock Takedown Levels
A spam outbreak is hitting levels not seen since Rustock was disabled in March, according to Commtouch
Microsoft Offers Bounty For Rustock Operators
Microsoft has offered $250,000 for information leading to the conviction of the Rustock botnet's operators
Rustock Botnet Size Halved Since Server Takedown
Microsoft released the latest statistics for the crippled Rustock spam server it helped to take down in March
Seized Rustock Servers Reveal Compromised Emails
Microsoft forensic experts have uncovered 400,000 email addresses from seized Rustock servers
FBI Severs Botnet Servers And Begins Manhunt
The FBI has shut down the massive Coreflood botnet and is hunting 13 criminals who stole millions of dollars
Harnig Botnet Goes Offline After Rustock Raid
Another botnet has ceased operations after it emerged that the Harnig (Piptea) botnet has gone offline
Spam Volumes Dip After Seizure Of Rustock Servers
The global volume of spam has dropped dramatically after Rustock's servers were seized by US Marshalls
Inside The Botnet Threat Highlight At RSA
Dell and Damballa discussed the growth of toolkits and pay-per-install botnet growth at the RSA Conference
Spam Declines As Botnets Rethink Their Strategies
Spam levels fell over Christmas but Symantec reckons this may be the lull before a storm coming in 2011