botnet

The bot herders behind Cutwail – one of the oldest botnet that’s still alive and kicking and numbers over 1,5 million bots – have recently been spotted using …

The recent takedown of the Kelihos botnet by Microsoft has received a lot of attention, despite the fact that the botnet is rather small (around 41,000 computers located …

Imperva announced the availability of SecureSphere 9.0 and introduced ThreatRadar Fraud Prevention Services and defined a new Web security architecture that not only …

The recent takedown of the relatively small Kelihos botnet and the subsequent civil suit raised by Microsoft was the first ever in which some of the defendants were …

Check Point announced a new Anti-Bot Software Blade that protects against bots and APTs (Advance Persistent Threats). Check Point helps customers discover bots and prevent …

After having disrupted the operation of the Waledac and Rustock botnets, Microsoft has set its sights on a smaller one that is thought to be an attempt to rebuild the Waledac …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce have issued a public call for comments from “all Internet stakeholders” in order to …

Did you know that you can buy a bot for just 10 Euros? Researchers of German security firm G Data have discovered that a bot builder dubbed “Aldi Bot” is currently …

“Pay-per-install businesses can be temporarily compromised by welcome law enforcement action, but the crooks will always find a way to return,” says McAfee’s …

A Russian resident in his early 20s is believed to be the leader of a tightly knit gang using banking Trojans and money mules to earn themselves millions of dollars. The …

With the takedown of the Pushdo/Cutwail, Bredolab and Rustock, the number of “zombified” US computers has decreased so much that the country is no longer …

A recently discovered P2P Bitcoin mining botnet has acquired DDoS capabilities, warns Kaspersky Lab expert Tillmann Werner. It’s main reason of existence has so far been …