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The war on 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.
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DNS Changer botnet smashed in major cyber crime bust
News A botnet that is thought to have earned its controllers $14 million is dismantled.
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PCeU saves UK economy over £140m
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.
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Malicous spam hits ‘epic’ levels
News This month has seen a serious rise in malicious spam, according to M86 data.
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Microsoft $250,000 reward targets Rustock gang
News The software giant appeals for information that might lead to conviction of spam botnet creators
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Microsoft chops Rustock botnet in half
News Rustock is half the size it was in March thanks to the Microsoft led Operation b107.
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Bagle to succeed Rustock as spam king?
News There may be a new botnet spamming king in town in the form of Bagle.
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The impact of the Rustock takedown
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?
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Microsoft takes credit for Rustock shutdown
News Microsoft and a range of partners were responsible for the takedown of major spamming botnet Rustock.
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Hackers exploiting trust with malware triumvirate
News Hackers are using three families of malware in exploiting user trust in supposedly safe websites.
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Western Europe spam drop ‘significant’
News A significant spam drop was seen across Western Europe in December, Kaspersky says.
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UK spam doubles despite global decline
News Spam may have dropped globally in 2010, but in the UK the situation got significantly worse.
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