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Worth Reading: Confessions of a botnet operator
14 May 14:08 GMT

… by Dave Wreski A self-confessed botnet operator has posted answers to … to control a relatively small botnet made up of approximately 10 …
Flashback Shows Need For Better Botnet Measurements
9 May 14:32 GMT

… month, the prolific Macintosh Flashback botnet was counted at anywhere from … botnet, but each basically sees just a snapshot of the overall botnet … science in botnet data. And when government officials quote botnet sizes, they … infected machines making up the botnet. Botnet population data can help researchers …
How To Better Measure Botnet Size
8 May 22:10 GMT

… science in botnet data. And when government officials quote botnet sizes, they … infected machines making up the botnet. Botnet population data can help researchers … along with part of the botnet. See Botnet Takedowns Can Incur Collateral … underlying botnet infrastructure more than two years ago, severely wounding the botnet …
Jericho botnet hits financial web sites
8 May 22:09 GMT

A new botnet has been detected that steals … and banking domains. The Jericho botnet was a variant of banking … malware. Each unique but related botnet sample was delivered from Israeli …
Jericho botnet targets financial websites for login credentials
8 May 14:25 GMT

A new botnet has been detected that steals … targeted. Named the ‘Jericho' botnet, it was detected by Palo … the unique but related banking botnet samples. It also said that … ), it was named the Jericho botnet. “But what's really …
Jericho Botnet Targets Banks And Financial Institutions
7 May 06:29 GMT

An emerging botnet is taking aim at banks … at Palo Alto Networks. The botnet, dubbed Jericho, is a variant … 42 unique, but related banking botnet samples that are part of …
Google subpoenaed in Microsoft Zeus botnet case
4 May 20:55 GMT

… account holder involved in the botnet case stated: Google has received …
Microsoft serves subpoenas on Google to disrupt criminal botnet
4 May 17:09 GMT

… were charged with running a botnet that used the Zeus Trojan … used in a different Zeus botnet. The legal documents are available …
Botnet army flicks 'off' switch at UK crime agency website
4 May 01:24 GMT

… spokesperson told The Reg. The botnet army has succeeded in getting … group Lulzsec sent out its botnet army in June 2011. ®
Indian scientists spot bot to stop a botnet
2 May 09:10 GMT

… detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and … for malicious purposes, is a botnet and while they are often …
Flashback Botnet May Have Earned Its...
1 May 23:08 GMT

… . According to Symantec, the Flashback botnet earned this money by stealing … infected machines controlled by this botnet, Symantec estimates the creators of … security firm to expose the botnet, says infected computers were controlled … large the botnet has become. Dr. Web insists the botnet has 550 …
Apple-Targeting Flashback Botnet Still Kicking, But Shrinking By 100,000 Macs Per Week
1 May 21:38 GMT

… create an enormous, half-million strong botnet. But their fun is nearly … firm discovered the massive Flashback botnet last month, has provided new … ,000 machines remain infected, the botnet is shrinking at a rate … would have for a Windows-targeted botnet, due to what he sees …
Website Security: Spot a Bot to Stop a Botnet
1 May 21:22 GMT

… detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and … for malicious purposes, is a botnet and while they are often …
Symantec: Flashback botnet could generate up to $10k per day in ad clicks
1 May 15:55 GMT

… , Symantec wrote that a Flashback botnet has the potential to generate … ;t new, and that another botnet—W32.Xpaj.B—was able … $450 per day through a botnet of 25,000 infected machines …
Attackers Setup Botnet C&C Servers in Enterprise Walls
1 May 15:35 GMT

wiredmikey writes "Skilled attackers are burrowing their command and control (C&C) servers inside the networks of compromised businesses in order to circumvent security measures, according to a security expert familiar with the innovative new …
Spot a bot to stop a botnet
1 May 14:47 GMT

… detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and … for malicious purposes, is a botnet and while they are often …
Mac botnet generated $10,000 a day for Flashback gang
1 May 13:49 GMT

… the Flashback Mac OS X botnet may have raked in about … the business model of the botnet, Symantec found that Flashback was … and Symantec calculates that a botnet of that size could easily …
Flashback botnet is a cash cow
1 May 12:36 GMT

… and enslaving them into a botnet, but not a lot of … .Xpaj.B last August a botnet measuring in the region of …
Botnet shutdowns cause big spam drop, Symantec finds
30 Apr 16:08 GMT

Botnet shutdowns have stemmed the Internet … downing of the large Rustock botnet by US authorities in March … the destruction of a previous botnet, Srizbi, in the weeks after …
Flashback Mac Botnet Shrinking, But Researchers Disagree Wildly On How Much
18 Apr 19:24 GMT

… the last month tracking the botnet’s size gave me vastly … first discovered the unprecedented Apple botnet, says his researchers counted 600 … same technique to measure the botnet’s size: creating false “command … , years after that 8-million strong botnet was detected. “The drop in …
Fast-growing Flashback botnet includes over 600,000 Macs, experts say
6 Apr 00:12 GMT

… a part of the Flashback botnet through a method known in … ,000 infected Macs, respectively. The botnet is growing at a rapid … announced on Twitter that the botnet had grown to over 600 … 's estimate of the botnet's size. The company …

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