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Gambling site brought to its knees by 'unstoppable' botnet
News B is for Botnets Bassill said: "This is a very worrying step we have seen in botnets, we have no way of responding to this without working with law enforcement. Gala Coral ecommerce's gambling... [06 Mar 2008]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment The botnets grew too quickly, were difficult for them to control and were large blips on the radar screens of the antivirus vendors. Botnets gave them the anonymity they required and the increasing... [19 Nov 2007]
Google calls for help in flagging up the bad guys
News B is for Botnets According to the Google security blog, the search giant already knows about hundreds of thousands of "bad" websites but is hoping its users will add to the list by completing an online form to report... [04 Dec 2007]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News B is for Botnets The report states "66 per cent of phishing attacks in the US were directed towards social-networking sites". Symantec Australia managing director Craig Scroggie said social-networking... [09 Apr 2008]
Online casinos 'failing customers'
News B is for Botnets Out of the 100 UK online gambling sites contacted by customer services company Talisma, only 60 per cent replied to email enquiries and 16 per cent of calls went unanswered. Posing as a... [27 Nov 2006]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News B is for Botnets Online auction site eBay has hit out at the lack of interest in cybercrime enforcement in countries including Romania, warning that not enough is being done to stop fraudsters targeting auction... [10 Mar 2008]
Google warns: Malicious 'drive-by downloads' on the up
News B is for Botnets The malicious sites target web-browser vulnerabilities to automatically download and run the binary when a user visits the site. According to a Google source, Google security researchers... [20 Feb 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News B is for Botnets Andersen said: "The fear is that the Firefox policy will force some sites to use Certificate Authorities but will make others not use any security at all. In general, Perspectives is... [27 Aug 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News B is for Botnets Multi-component threats are…becoming more sophisticated and adding more and more components for a snowball effect," adding that malware writers are also tapping on "higher-profile vehicles, such as blogs... [02 Jul 2008]
PayPal wages war on phishing
News B is for Botnets The warning systems on browsers such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 - which indicates whether sites are trustworthy - are also helping to stop people clicking through to phishing... [11 Apr 2008]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News B is for Botnets The group - which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children Now, and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD)- plans to ask the Federal Trade Commission this week to establish rules that will... [10 Apr 2008]
Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds
News B is for Botnets The company noted that the sites of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and even security vendors, have fallen prey to malware attacks. Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its... [24 Apr 2008]
$8m illegal software haul from online auctions
News B is for Botnets The BSA said this is just the "tip of the iceberg" and warned consumers to beware of auction sites selling software much cheaper than the retail price because of the danger it may... [02 Oct 2007]
Information Security forum to 'change behaviour'
News B is for Botnets For example, picking good passwords, changing passwords frequently, and being conscious of the impact of sharing information on social-networking sites. Security from A to Z Click on the... [13 Feb 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News B is for Botnets Assistant chief constable Dave Thompson said the new fixed camera sites "will bring enormous benefits to the police and aid us in protecting our communities". Security from A to Z Click... [05 Jun 2008]
