Botnets

In-depth After the major DNS Changer takedown, Tom Brewster looks at how the pendulum has swung in favour of the anti-botnet warriors.

By Tom Brewster Published 11 November 11

News A botnet that is thought to have earned its controllers $14 million is dismantled.

By Tom Brewster Published 10 November 11

News The PCeU proves its worth by saving the UK a tonne of money, whilst security vendors do their bit in taking down another botnet.

By Tom Brewster Published 3 October 11

News This month has seen a serious rise in malicious spam, according to M86 data.

By Tom Brewster Published 17 August 11

News The software giant appeals for information that might lead to conviction of spam botnet creators

By Miya Knights Published 19 July 11

News Rustock is half the size it was in March thanks to the Microsoft led Operation b107.

By Tom Brewster Published 6 July 11

News There may be a new botnet spamming king in town in the form of Bagle.

By Tom Brewster Published 29 March 11

News Spam levels may have dropped as a result of the Rustock takedown, but what will be the long term impact of the Microsoft-led operation?

By Tom Brewster Published 24 March 11

News Microsoft and a range of partners were responsible for the takedown of major spamming botnet Rustock.

By Tom Brewster Published 18 March 11

News Hackers are using three families of malware in exploiting user trust in supposedly safe websites.

By Tom Brewster Published 18 February 11