botnets in news
RSS botnets in newsFamilies and firms urged to 'Get Safe Online'
News Botnets - the networks of compromised machines connected to broadband services - are responsible for much of the spam and virus propagation in the world. The UK government is to launch an initiative next week urging all computer users to better... [20 Oct 2005]
Sophos: 'Don't rely on antivirus software'
News Virus writers are expected to improve the resilience of botnets in the next year, he said, as currently they are easy to take offline by shutting down the controlling IRC server. Security vendor Sophos has warned companies not to rely on antivirus... [09 Sep 2005]
Zotob author linked to credit card fraud ring
News Criminals could use this backdoor to install software that spies on users or to install "bot" programs that create "botnets", networks of hijacked PCs that are rented out to relay spam or attack other systems. [31 Aug 2005]
Worry over MSN blogs aiding spam
News Botnets are always going to be a more lucrative avenue for [spammers and virus authors] - you are not going to get that mass control you get with a botnet," said Biviano, who argued that improved design could help reduce the exploitation of such... [26 Aug 2005]
Is latest can of worms a cyber-crime turf war?
News Criminals have typically organised these hijacked systems in networks called "botnets". These botnets are rented out to relay spam and launch phishing scams, which attempt to steal sensitive personal data for fraud. [18 Aug 2005]
Microsoft: 'State of security is improving'
News They are phishing attacks that look for bank details, espionage attacks that use Trojans or botnets that do denial of service attacks. Microsoft has witnessed an improvement in the way people are securing their computers. [05 Jul 2005]
Virus warning: Bite the Bagle and become a zombie
News Botnets are groups of compromised PCs, often numbering in the thousands per network, that are rented out to relay spam, launch denial-of-service attacks, or perform other malicious acts. A new version of the Bagle virus is attempting to turn PCs... [29 Jun 2005]
Trend Micro targets spam with Kelkea buy
News We see botnets, phishing and pharming as important areas and unless you can leapfrog those threats, you're always trailing behind," Rynne said. Antivirus vendor Trend Micro is trying to maintain a competitive position by broadening its offerings... [15 Jun 2005]
Virus warning: Bagle variant has alarming attack strategy
News Botnets are groups of networked machines, often numbered in the thousands, which are hired as spam relays, for tracking users' behaviour and for identity theft. The latest variants of the Bagle worm have alarmed antivirus vendors because of the... [03 Jun 2005]
ISPs urged to clean up the internet
News Home users such as those on Telewest's Blueyonder service are sending hundreds of thousands of emails daily - unwitting recruits into 'botnets', or networks of compromised machines. Clearswift's Simpson said: "The ISPs could close down these... [28 Apr 2005]
Re:Viewing 2004: The security threats
News Mark Sunner, CTO of MessageLabs, said: "Botnets are the primary delivery mechanism for around 70 per cent of spam and almost all phishing scams. The number of people banking online has certainly created the opportunity and their money is the... [15 Dec 2004]
Mobsters grip on web tightens
News Zombie networks of computers, known as botnets, are available to buy over the internet, Kaspersky added. Almost all of the malware circulating the internet is written by organised criminals looking for financial gain, experts say, and the problem... [10 Dec 2004]
Lycos email scam hides nasty Trojan
News Networks of these compromised machines - or botnets - are rented out to spammers by the gangs who control them. A malicious email purporting to offer a link to download Lycos' controversial spam busting screensaver is infecting users with a Trojan... [08 Dec 2004]
Cybercrime - together we can defeat it
News The attacks work by flooding servers with traffic often generated by hijacking private PCs -- so called botnets. The chief technology officer of online gaming portal Betfair has called on more government and industry cooperation to combat the... [29 Nov 2004]
Phishing victims learn an expensive lesson
News Last week, research from security company CipherTrust showed that most phishing emails are sent from one of five zombie armies of computers, otherwise known as botnets. Russian spammers are targeting thousands of Australians with a web training... [01 Nov 2004]
