botnet
McAfee: Malware up, Spam down
McAfee reported their Q3 Threat Report on security issues on the web. The bottom line is malware is up, way up and spam is down. In fact, “an average of 60,000 new pieces of malware identified per day, almost quadrupling since 2007″ while spam hit a 2-year low. “Our Q3 Threat report shows that cybercriminals more »
Shields Up!: Rustock botnet ends experiment
Security researchers say the Rustock botnet has ended its experimenting with transport layer security. It’s believed the botherders tried it as a way of hiding their activity but decided the burden it placed on bandwidth and processing speed was too great. The botnet is currently responsible for over 40% of the world’s spam volume, most more »
Shields Up!: 60GB of stolen data found in botnet
Researchers from AVG took a look inside a mini-Zeus botnet called Mumba and found it was storing 60GB of stolen information. This information included bank account numbers, credit card numbers, log on credentials for social networking sites, even emails. blockquote>“Detected by AVG security products, the “Mumba” botnet was found to be using four different variations more »
Shields Up!: Suspected Mariposa botnet hacker arrested
Three men have been arrested in Slovenia in connection with the Mariposa botnet. Mariposa was disabled last year but had managed to infect several million computers before it was laid to rest. It stole personal information and launched several Denial of Service (DDoS attacks). For awhile it managed to avoid detection by rapidly changing its more »
New Clampi Trojan is “ferocious” says experts
Experts are warning of a new Trojan that is so sophisticated it’s being called “ferocious.” The Clampi Trojan has infected up to 1 million computers and is stealing massive amounts of financial data. The Trojan’s botnet is so huge and the Trojan itself so cloaked in encryption it’s nearly impossible to crack. “Clampi is the more »
Conficker Doomsday appears to be April Fools’ joke
As expected, today’s alleged Conficker doomsday turned out to be more of an April Fools’ joke. The worm did phone home quietly, but no major attacks or events have happened. Conficker did contact its control servers for an update, visiting 500 randomly generated domains to receive an update and further operating instructions. Security experts aren’t more »
