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Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment By using commercial-grade software products called botnet herders, gangs are able to use the botnet to send out spam. The arrival of botnet Trojans was very much a product of its age.... [19 Nov 2007]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according to Joe Stewart, a researcher from managed security services company... [17 Oct 2007]
Is this the malware mother of all botnets?
News Criminals behind the Storm Worm have created a botnet containing millions of PCs which have a combined computing power greater than the most powerful supercomputer in existence. The Storm Worm botnet has... [12 Sep 2007]
Virus alert as Storm Worm rages on
News Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said the company expected more attacks over the coming days, and said the botnet would most likely be hired out for spamming and adware... [23 Jan 2007]
Spammers dust off their botnet passports
News Poland and Spain have recently become home to two of the world's most infected networks, along with countries such as Italy and Turkey - which are seeing more botnet activity. He said: "Finland had the worst... [26 Jul 2006]
US hacker gets five years in the slammer
News Ancheta advertised his zombie network - or botnet - on his own website called botz4sale. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, warned that Ancheta represents only the tip of the iceberg. [09 May 2006]
Is latest can of worms a cyber-crime turf war?
News A botnet of about 5,500 "zombies", or compromised computers, typically costs spammers, phishers or other crooks about $350 per week, security company Symantec has said. The outbreak has a financial motive, according to... [18 Aug 2005]
Trojans attacking the UK come from China
News But when you try and trace a botnet, quite frequently you often find that it originates from another botnet. I have a feeling that it is and is providing a citizen's advice bureau.silicon.com also... [29 Jun 2005]
Re:Viewing 2004: The security threats
News A botnet is the end product of spam, virus and Trojan activity. The creation of a botnet can prove a great money spinner, with capacity being rented out for around $10 per hour, according to MessageLabs. [15 Dec 2004]
Lycos email scam hides nasty Trojan
News According to Paul Wood, chief information analyst at MessageLabs, such botnet capacity can be rented out for around $10 per hour and "provides enough combined computing power and bandwidth to spam almost every email... [08 Dec 2004]
