Botnets
Discover expert analysis on botnets with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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‘Funky’ Mumba botnet hits 55,000 systems
News The Avalanche Group's Mumba botnet has stolen more than 60GB of personal data and infected 55,000 computers.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Koobface gang starts tracking success
News The Koobface gang are checking how much of a hit their fake YouTube pages are.
By Tom Brewster Published
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FBI captures Mariposa mastermind
News A 23-year-old Slovenian man, going by the name of Iserdo, has been arrested in connection with the Mariposa botnet.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Malware targets UK online banking
News Security experts have discovered two new pieces of malware, specifically targeting UK bank customers.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Spanish police arrest Mariposa botnet ringleaders
News Three Spanish men stand accused of masterminding a botnet that infected nearly 13 million computers in 190 countries, including in many big corparations.
By Martin James Published
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Kneber botnet hits 75,000 computers
News A security firm is claiming that the Kneber botnet has infected 75,000 systems at 2,500 organisations.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Botnets to get more intelligent in 2010
News Criminals behind the huge amounts of spam are learning lessons in how to run their systems.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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‘Festi’ growing to become spambot heavyweight
News A new botnet on the scene is already spewing out billions of spam mails each day.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Botnets want money, not to bring down the web
News But it doesn't stop the possibility of groups with more anarchic plans from taking over bots for themselves.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Timeline: A year of the Conficker worm
News The Conficker worm is one year old, according to Trend Micro.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Watch out for the Zeus botnet this Halloween
News Halloween is again a target for cyber criminals, so be careful where you click this weekend, Trend Micro has warned.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Botnet creators return with Bredolab trojan
News The authors of the Cutwail botnet are fighting back to get more market share.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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