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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of Asus routers are being used to fuel a massive cyber crime spree ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black Lotus Labs has spotted a massive botnet of Asus routers built by malware that uses a common peer networking tool ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:10:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole Kobie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqwdpUKc89SZqpjHUQRg63-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europol hails triple takedown with Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium sting operations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Rhadamanthys infostealer operation is one of the latest victims of Europol's Operation Endgame, with more than a thousand servers taken down ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:08:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:09:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Woollacott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hNt2JaLuS3Ribvoh5XfgT8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seized database helps Europol snare botnet customers in ‘Operation Endgame’ follow-up sting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europol has detained several people believed to be involved in a botnet operation as part of a follow-up to a major takedown last year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:02:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:37:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Woollacott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X8SLtm2YmMKNBeG8ZeCDXf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Horabot campaign targeted businesses for more than two years before finally being discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/horabot-campaign-targeted-businesses-for-more-than-two-years-before-finally-being-discovered</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly-discovered Horabot botnet has attacked companies in the accounting, investment, and construction sectors in particular ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:11:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:05:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ross Kelly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gJZrGbjJ6m3w8DWp96whhM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brand-new Emotet campaign socially engineers its way from detection ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This latest resurgence follows a three-month hiatus and tricks users into re-enabling dangerous VBA macros ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:40:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ross Kelly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Xr5cbyCaue8fcgNdkming-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft says “it’s just too difficult” to effectively disrupt ransomware ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The company details its new approach to combatting cyber crime as the underground industry drains $6 trillion from the global economy ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Ransomware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wo9fqSWgWRqgiQUBs8e8DT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beating the bad bots: Six ways to identify and block spam traffic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not all traffic is good. Learn how to prevent bad bots from overrunning your website ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:37:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Ransomware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sead Fadilpašić ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bvWGsJDiZtn7AiG7ePDJ6a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ukraine's vigilante IT army now has a DDoS bot to automate attacks against Russia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 270,000-strong IT Army of Ukraine will now combine supporters' cloud infrastructure to strengthen the daily attacks against their invaders ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 12:03:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cyber Attacks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8TMxhmpPnyT43pPKfAujqY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's secure VBA macro rules already being bypassed by hackers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent analysis of Emotet activity has revealed a shift away from malicious Office documents to drop malware ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:11:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wufKpTa9DSu32GPHRLpFAS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux botnet spreads using Log4Shell flaw  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The malware uses DNS tunnelling to communicate with its C2 control server ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:51:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Danny Bradbury ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JxRDcV87vvv46xd3hkohXc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Emotet infrastructure has almost doubled since resurgence was confirmed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers confirm the infrastructure has also been upgraded for a "better secured", more resilientoperation ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:48:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:15:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wufKpTa9DSu32GPHRLpFAS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DOJ extradites Ukrainian man who used a botnet to decrypt login credentials ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 28-year-old allegedly sold passwords to other criminals on the dark web ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:57:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rene Millman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipwYAqcGxCt9q3ep3wqdvZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Botnet targets vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cryptocurrency-mining botnet Prometei targeting same flaws as Hafnium attacks ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:45:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ itpro@futurenet.com (ITPro) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ ITPro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipwYAqcGxCt9q3ep3wqdvZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Purple Fox malware can now spread between Windows devices ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rootkit has added self-propagating capabilities to its arsenal with roughly 100,000 machines already infected ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:36:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWi8tQ4CWALmesmtcrnygC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europol takes down 'dangerous' Emotet botnet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts urge businesses to stay vigilant as it's unlikely Emotet is down for good ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:27:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNXcYNnPxnyVLA3cdByw5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CMS platforms succumb to KashmirBlack botnet as businesses rush online ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/357516/gigantic-worldwide-kashmirblack-botnet-targeting-cms-platforms</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Businesses warned to prioritise security as coronavirus forces many to ply their trade digitally ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JxRDcV87vvv46xd3hkohXc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ IoT botnet exploiting two zero-day flaws in Tenda routers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Ttint botnet is based heavily on the Mirai malware and includes 12 protocols for remote access ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:40:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNXcYNnPxnyVLA3cdByw5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ IoT botnets are on the rise and 5G isn’t helping anything ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Botnets are more common and coming in more diverse strains than ever before ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Internet of Things]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNXcYNnPxnyVLA3cdByw5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Botnet spreads 30,000 sextortion emails in an hour  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recipients ordered to pay $800 in Bitcoin under threat of compromising photos leaking online ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:11:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Ransomware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobby Hellard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5kULMHTo637QZXDCTJ7RMW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Equifax named the most Googled data breach of all time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/34372/equifax-named-the-most-googled-data-breach-of-all-time</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 2014's Heartbleed takes the top spot for cyber threat searches ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Data Breaches]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smx5FrTsvRSRvRjUKtdfVC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is a botnet? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/botnets/1644/what-is-a-botnet</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An in-depth look at the evolution of this highly effective method of cyber crime ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:33:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dale Walker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNXcYNnPxnyVLA3cdByw5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ GoldBrute botnet targeting Windows RDP systems in brute force hacking spree ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/botnets/33799/goldbrute-botnet-targeting-windows-rdp-systems-in-brute-force-hacking-spree</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 1.5 million unique IP addresses have been compromised with the figure only expected to rise ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 10:55:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNXcYNnPxnyVLA3cdByw5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Devastating Mirai variant is back on the hunt for businesses to infect ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Security researchers have found a new variant of the malicious botnet that grounded some of the world's biggest tech companies ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cyber Attacks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JP4nYwoULENLMPR8kYKda-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Briton sentenced for huge cyber attack on Liberian telco ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Operating out of Cyprus, this hacker-for-hire knocked the entire country's internet offline - thought to be world first ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:18:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cyber Crime]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Connor Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J8JvaNRSjnbxgJrYer6Ee6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mirai 'botmasters' now exploiting Hadoop flaw to target Linux servers  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Malware used to take half the internet offline is being used to build powerful botnets with just a handful of compromised servers ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:44:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ew9s64ZUki6oq7CnWj76LA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Growing 'anti-vaxx' online debate pinned on Russian botnets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sophisticated bots and trolls are ‘playing both sides’ of the debate to spread public health myths ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 10:38:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cyber Attacks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VaYq4WC25EYpzyS4Lwhmwg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Duo unravels massive three-tiered ‘crypto-giveaway’ botnet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers used a machine learning model to weed through 88 million Twitter accounts for bots and spammers ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:58:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bvWGsJDiZtn7AiG7ePDJ6a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ IoT revenue opportunity to exceed $1 trillion by 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than half of IoT devices will be deployed in enterprises as the market shifts away from connectivity ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 09:47:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Internet of Things]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4ymtHSCHyEoyrMbc6Gq7K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Malware hiding Android apps return to Google Play after a simple name change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Symantec discovers seven malicious apps sneaked back onto Google Play with different names ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 09:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iLsCtPzkhPvM4FhARntwdJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Github weathers world's largest DDoS attack ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The site had just ten minutes of downtime ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Shepherd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eh3tpQbV8t3R2LEom8nn8F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Researchers warn of nine vulnerabilities in Dell EMC's Isilon platform ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The company's OneFS storage OS is vulnerable to cross-site request forgeries and privilege escalation ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:21:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Shepherd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GgUF2EYCjWw5zeaPXGt8Q3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2017's biggest security horror stories ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/30140/2017s-biggest-security-horror-stories</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The year's worst security incidents we'd hate to see again in 2018 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Data Breaches]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G3hDdZ7EVEA5669KdffBPQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Task force silences massive Andromeda botnet ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/30093/task-force-silences-massive-andromeda-botnet</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The botnet is thought to have spewed malware from two million infected devices ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dale Walker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WciiKZPemRNFViPBh5GoPf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DDoS attacks blamed on 70,000-strong Android botnet ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/29331/ddos-attacks-blamed-on-70000-strong-android-botnet</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Security researchers discover Mirai-style 'WireX' botnet ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:56:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Shepherd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NvNcjCxE4grRy5nwDBaSXb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US college hit by 54-hour Mirai DDoS attack ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/28407/us-college-hit-by-54-hour-mirai-ddos-attack</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New Mirai variant unleashed a 30,000 RPS storm higher education institution ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cyber Attacks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K4eR6BTeCSEvtjHyKQrma3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FTC: D-Link IoT devices put thousands of customers at risk ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/27868/ftc-d-link-iot-devices-put-thousands-of-customers-at-risk</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ D-Link calls Federal Trade Commission's claims "vague and unsubstantiated" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dale Walker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CafQrf23bp4hEf3WfndzgY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mirai botnet did not knock Liberia's internet offline, say security experts  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/27521/mirai-botnet-did-not-knock-liberias-internet-offline-say-security-experts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ West African country didn't suffer nationwide outage last week, contrary to reports ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Internet of Things]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Shepherd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HGsxHrFn66GRNs9JenPtde-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Botnets live long and prosper, despite cyber security efforts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/24782/botnets-live-long-and-prosper-despite-cyber-security-efforts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Increased cyber-vigilance failing to reduce operating life of botnet servers ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Ransomware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NvNcjCxE4grRy5nwDBaSXb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Android malware sends texts to China ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/security/21269/android-malware-sends-texts-to-china</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ MisoSMS used in at least 64 spyware campaigns, steals text messages, emails them to China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rene Millman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T8qicrZDhsULtqNrjWTwg9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft shuts down a $2.7m a month click fraud botnet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Botnet suspected to originate in Russia was using 2 million machines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wordpress botnet attack could pave way for larger site takedowns  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cyber attack on blogging platform could have far-reaching effects, warn IT security experts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:25:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cyber Crime]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Caroline Donnelly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ua6Wqv5dSQAHRw7TFiuf34-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Malwarebytes sounds alarm over anti-virus imposter website ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Malwarebiter promises to protect users, but infects them with a Zeus Trojan instead, it is claimed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dd5xm3nSA7M2ocaGBBYMC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eset claims PokerAgent botnet stole 16,000 Facebook logins ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/645388/eset-claims-pokeragent-botnet-stole-16000-facebook-logins</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Attackers demonstrate ability to commit large-scale Facebook theft. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rene Millman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UUXyjBZanZJiSSnNTi97UZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alleged Zeus botnet master nabbed in Bangkok ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Financial malware netted 'Happy Hacker' $100m over three years, authorities claim. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qhLi8K4NAqM9kAXrWKbxzh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Apple OS X users warned of botnet risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russian anti-virus vendor claims over half a million Apple devices could be infected with botnet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Antivirus]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Caroline Donnelly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQ6WgpL5aWTp3p9aBhpHr5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will the FBI close down your online business this March? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In tackling the DNSChanger botnet, the FBI may take a load of businesses offline. Davey Winder is, unsurprisingly, anxious... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Data Breaches]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Davey Winder ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W5dasaMiHTnPzHjAzKsLFB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kelihos suspect: I didn't do it ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.itpro.com/638575/kelihos-suspect-i-didnt-do-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Andrey Sabelnikov heads online to protest his innocence after Microsoft claims he was helping run the Kelihos botnet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:53:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Brewster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PS7YsyrtQCGD5dJC72Ho9L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft suspects ex-antivirus worker of Kelihos botnet creation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Russian IT pro is accused of helping create and run the Kelihos botnet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Brewster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NvNcjCxE4grRy5nwDBaSXb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Koobface infections halted after Facebook exposure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Facebook's decision to name Koobface suspects has an immediate impact, but no arrests have been made. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:28:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Brewster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8U9mVTAi5jpsmPSwjLVCuY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Koobface crooks unmasked? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Facebook and Sophos believe they have the names of the crooks behind the Koobface botnet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hacking]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Brewster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LpyZ8aCncEuvWF3hzjmXnE-1280-80.jpg">
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