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- FTC shutters alleged Rouge ISP and Botnet host
The US Federal Trade Commission has shut down US Internet Service Provider Pricewert LLC d/b/a 3FN and APS... read more...
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- Save on the new Apple MacBook Pro and Apple MacBook Air!
Pre-order the brand new 13-inch, 15-inch, or 17-inch MacBook Pro or 13-inch MacBook Air and save plus get... read more...
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- Air Force Colonel wants offensive and public Botnet
A US Air Force Colonel Charlie Williamson, speaking on BBC Radio 4's The Report, the US should have... read more...
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- Security Researcher wants Botneters and Hackers Hunted by Special Ops
Joe Stewart, director of SecureWorks Inc.'s counterthreat unit wants 'special ops' teams to hound and hunt criminal cybergangs,... read more...
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- FBI and British Law Enforcement Seeking Botnet Builders
British Law enforcement and the FBI are actively looking for the individuals that created the largest botnet, reports... read more...
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- Massive Botnet found on almost 2 million PCs
A large botnet from the Ukraine that has infected nearly 2 million computers is stunning security researchers, reports... read more...
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- Juvenile Botner sentenced to 11 months in prison
A male juvenile, who has been widely known in the hacker underground by his online moniker, “DSHOCKER,” was... read more...
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- Conficker Worm Targeting Microsoft Windows Systems
US-CERT is reporting that they're aware of widespread infection of the Conficker Worm. The worm infects computers running... read more...
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- Botneter sentenced to 4 years in prison
In the first US prosecution of its kind, John Schiefer, 27, of Los Angeles, also known as "acidstorm,"... read more...
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- Microsoft offering $250,000 reward for Conficker creator
The windows worm commonly known as Conficker is creating havoc by exploiting a vulnerability in the Windows Server... read more...
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- Virus Bulletin to test and certify anti-spam products
Virus Bulletin has built a reputation for testing and certifying anti-malware products for more than ten years and... read more...
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- Windows worm creating massive botnet
Last month Microsoft released a critical patch out of schedule to prevent massive exploitation however it seems as... read more...
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- Unpatched IE7 Flaw Exploited
A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability which is an unpatched exploit in Microsoft Internet Explorer is being targeted by... read more...
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- Social Network Spam Spreading Malware via Spoofed YouTube Links
There has been an uptick in public reports of malware that is spreading through spam messages that appear... read more...
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- Apple Releases Update for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple has released an update for iPhone and iPod touch to address vulnerabilities that affect CoreGraphics, ImageIO, Networking,... read more...
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- Malware Spreading via USB Flash Drives Causing Panic in IT
Alarm bells are ringing in IT departments all over the US as there has been a dramatic increase... read more...
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- Juvenile Botneter pleads guilty, to serve 11-months in prison
A well known hacker named "Dshocker" has pled guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to computer intrusion, interstate... read more...
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- Bots exploiting Microsoft's latest RPC flaw
It's now clear why Microsoft rushed out to release that emergency patch last month, it has the potential... read more...
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- Mozilla releases updates to fix vulnerabilities in Firefox and SeaMonkey
Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.18, Firefox 3.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.1.13 to fix arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, security... read more...
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- Adobe Reader Exploit Circulating
If you're using Adobe Reader 8 or lower, you may be vulnerable to an exploit that is actively... read more...
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- Emergency Critical Security Update for Microsoft Windows released today
A critical security update has been released out of schedule today by Microsoft and all version of Microsoft... read more...
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- Phishing Scams in Plain English
Common Craft has posted this great video which explains Phishing simply so even your grandmother can understand it.... read more...
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- Botnets targeting cellphones?
Will spam and botnets target cellphones? A new report from Georgia Tech Information Security Center claims that spam... read more...
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- Beware of spam using FBI officials names
A spam e-mail claiming to be from FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole is currently being circulated. This... read more...
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- Adobe Recommends Flash 10 update to prevent clickjacking
In a security bulletin posted to the Adobe.com web site, Adobe recommends all users of flash upgrade to... read more...
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- mIRC 6.35 has been released
Version 6.35 of mIRC was released yesterday. The update is primarily a security release, according to the mIRC... read more...
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- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
In the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2008, Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft... read more...
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- Report: WiFi not secure enough
Global Secure Systems said that WPA and WPA2 encryption systems are not secure enough to protect wireless data,... read more...
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- Fast-flux Botnets research paper released
Thorsten Holz and Jose Nazario have published a paper describing what they observed from fast-flux botnets. The two... read more...
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- Opera Software Releases Opera Version 9.60
Opera Software has released Opera version 9.60 to address two vulnerabilities, reports US-CERT.... read more...
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- Russian Ransomware Author Identified
The Register reports that a Russian malware author has been identified but authorities but is unlikely to be... read more...
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- Flash Player workaround available for "Clickjacking" issue
Adobe reports they are aware of recently published reports of a ‘Clickjacking’ issue in multiple web browsers that... read more...
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- Beware of Bank Acquisition Phishing Scams
An increase in public reports of phishing scams related to recent bank acquisitions has US-CERT warning everyone to... read more...
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- Two men charged in DDoS Attacks
Two European men, Axel Gembe, 25, of Germany and Lee Graham Walker, 24, of Bleys Bolton, England, were... read more...
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- Microsoft and state of Washington sue Malware Vendors
From the "About freaking time" department comes news that alleged "Scareware" vendors are finally being taken to court.... read more...
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- Major web sites are vulnerable to CSRF flaws
The New York Times; ING Direct, a U.S. savings bank; Google's YouTube; and MetaFilter, a blogging site are... read more...
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- It's National Cyber Security Awareness Month
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security Division is sponsoring the fifth annual National Cyber Security... read more...
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- California ISP Gets Unplugged
A California based ISP has been effectively shutdown for allegedly hosting spammers and scammers, reports the Washington Post.... read more...
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- Multiple Web Browsers Affected by Clickjacking
Reports are circulating that most web browsers are vulnerable to a new cross-browser exploit technique called "Clickjacking," warns... read more...
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- Shadowserver outlines plans to find orphan bots
Shadowserver has a plan in place to identify bots that are left behind once malicious servers are defunct,... read more...
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- Adobe PDF exploit toolkits in the wild
Toolkits for exploiting vulnerabilities in Adobe PDF reader software are in the wild, reports US-CERT. The toolkits are... read more...
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- US now #1 for botnets
The United States is now the number one source of distributed attacks and botnets, reports GCN.... read more...
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- You're being watched?
Attackers are watching your webcam and listening to your microphone, reports TechRadar.com.... read more...
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- Malware and botnets targeting schools
Malware authors and distributors are attacking school computer systems, reports Security Pro News.... read more...
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- Beware of fake YouTube pages
A program named YTFakeCreator allegedly allows attackers to create malicous web pages that look just like real YouTube... read more...
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- Zero-day exploit for QuickTime in the wild
A zero-day vulnerability in Apple's newly patched software is in the wild, reports Information Week.... read more...
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- Quit using Internet Explorer! For real this time!
Back in August, we told you about Yet another reason to not use Internet Explorer and now it... read more...
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- Fake Antivirus Software Circulating
US-CERT is warning that computer users should be aware of public reports of fake anti-virus software that is... read more...
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- Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Apple has released Security Update 2008-006 and Mac OS X 10.5.5 to fix multiple vulnerabilities. Some of which... read more...
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- Apple Addresses Issues with iTunes 8.0
When Apple released iTunes 8.0 last week Windows Vista users may have had blue screen errors or immediate... read more...
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- Rock Phish gang moves to notorious Asprox botnet?
The RSA FraudAction Research Lab reports that the Rock Phish gang may have made a switch to the... read more...
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- BitTorrent Pirate Gets 18 Months in Prison
An alleged administrator for EliteTorrents.org, Daniel Dove, 26, formerly of Clintwood, VA., was sentenced to 18 months in... read more...
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- Apple Releases iPhone v2.1
Apple has released version 2.1 of iPhone. This release addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Application Sandbox, CoreGraphics, mDNSResponder, Networking,... read more...
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- Are ISPs putting users at risk?
Anti-spam vendor Cloundmark, says that ISPs are putting their customers at risk of infection by not using newer... read more...
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- Bogus emails from DHS circulating
US-CERT is reporting that scammers are sending bogus emails that might appear to come from high-level Department of... read more...
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- U.S. Presidential Election and Phishing Scams
US-CERT is warning that everyone should be aware of phishing scams and email attacks related to the presidential... read more...
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- Apple Releases Security Updates
Microsoft was not alone in releasing a lot of security updates this week. Wednesday, Apple announced security updates... read more...
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- Google Releases Chrome Version 0.2.149.29
Google has released an update to it's new web browser, Chrome. Version 0.2.149.29 addresses multiple vulnerabilities.... read more...
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- September 2008's Microsoft Security Bulletin is out
Microsoft has released their Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2008.... read more...
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- Teasing an identity thief is not very smart
Don't be tempted to visit phishing sites to tease phishers or to enter fake information, warns ZDNet blogger... read more...
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- Zombies up 3 times over last 3 months
No, not brain eating zombies or the undead, hijacked home PCs, which are unaffectionately called Zombies are appearing... read more...
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- UK Police looses control of one of their own web sites
The UK police has accidently let the domain registration for their National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) website laspe.... read more...
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- Google Chrome Download Vulnerability
US-CERT is reporting they're aware of a vulnerability in Google Chrome that allows files to be downloaded without... read more...
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- ASCII art making a comeback in spam
CNet reports that spammers are now using ASCII art to get their messages past spam filters.... read more...
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- Hit Man E-Mail Scam Persists
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and its partner, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), are warning of... read more...
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- British hacker to be extradited to US
A British man, Gary McKinnon, has lost his court battle fighting extradition and could be in the United... read more...
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- Malware in space!
Gammima.AG, a worm that attempts to steal login information for games, has some how infected computer systems aboard... read more...
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- Firefox Add-On protects against Man in the middle attacks.
A Firefox 3 Add-On has been released by Carnegie Mellon University that can protect you from "Man in... read more...
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- Alleged Brazilian botneter charged by feds
A New Orleans federal grand jury charged a Brazilian man for his role in a conspiracy to sell... read more...
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- An IRC client for the iPhone debuts
The first IRC client for the iPhone/iPod Touch, Rooms, is now available for $0.99 cents in the iTunes... read more...
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- Watch out for Russia/Georiga malware spam
US-CERT is reporting that malware is currently being spread in spam email messages related to the Russia/Georgia conflict.... read more...
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- Opera Releases version 9.52
US-CERT is reporting that Opera Software has released an update to the Opera web browser that patches multiple... read more...
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- New ransomware spreading thanks to a botnet
New Gpcode ransomware is actively being spread via a botnet, reports Ryan Naraine. Ransomware is a class of... read more...
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- Botnets Hacking Captchas?
The Inquirer is reporting that captchas are easy to break and botnets can be used to defeat them... read more...
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- You've got Jail! AOL spammer gets 7 years
Michael Dolan, 24, of West Haven Connected has been sentenced to seven years in prison, three years' supervised... read more...
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- Mac users not immune from phishing attacks
US-CERT reports they're aware of a phishing attack that is targeting Apple MobileMe users.... read more...
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- CNN spam attack mutates
The CNN Spam attack we told you about last week is still being sent in high volumes but... read more...
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- Yet another reason to not use Internet Explorer
Symantec is reporting that Internet Explorer users that don't have an vulnerable ActiveX control are still vulnerable to... read more...
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- Olympics and CNN Spam Spreading Malware
Spam messages related to the upcoming Olympics and fake CNN news reports are spreading malware, warns US-CERT.... read more...
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- Funny and creative botnet email subject lines
The Tech Herald has published a list of creative botnet spam email subject lines they've received. They're extremely... read more...
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- US takes Gold, China Silver, and Germany Bronze
With the Beijing Olympics only a few weeks away SaaS Web Security issued the results of the race... read more...
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- Should web browser security be rethought?
Andrew Garcia has written an interesting piece for eWeek that makes a strong argument for changing web browser's... read more...
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- How to make an IRC Bot for Macs
Jordan Singer has posted a nice video tutorial that will show you step by step how to install... read more...
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- Two arrested for bot herding
A nineteen year old man and his sixteen year old brother have been arrested in the Netherlands for... read more...
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- Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez Trojans worming their ways into PCs
Spam messages containing a link to a video file supposedly of Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Lopez have been... read more...
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- George Bush and Microsoft Exploited By Spammers
Emails with exploitive headlines mentioning George Bush, Microsoft and Al Qaeda in their subject lines are part of... read more...
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- Greeting card attacks making a comeback
Greeting card attacks used to be all the rage on AOL in the 1990s. The attacks came in... read more...
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- New variant of Storm Worm spreading
US-CERT has published an advisory about a new Storm Worm campaign. This campaign reportedly revolves around the FBI... read more...
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- RealPlayer releases update to address security vulnerabilities
RealNetworks has finally released an update to address multiple vulnerabilities in RealPlayer. The vulnerabilities may have allowed an... read more...
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- Spammer to get 30 months in prison
Adam Vitale, 27, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay AOL $180,000 in restitution... read more...
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- Coreflood Botnet Causing Havoc Again
DarkReading is reporting that the Coreflood Botnet has been updated to spread like a worm and capture user... read more...
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- US Customs and Border Patrol Spam Attack
US-CERT is reporting they're aware of email messages circulating that claim to be from the United States Customs... read more...
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- Invoice Spam Is Increasing
McAfee is reporting that the spammers are now using campaigns revolving around airline invoices. The executable they found... read more...
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- New trojan guaranteed to evade detection?
Ars Technica is reporting that there is a new Trojan that's guaranteed to evade anti-viruses and filters. The... read more...
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- Botnet Sending Fake UPS Invoices
Spammers are allegedly using a botnet to distribute malware which is disquised as a United Parcel Service invoice.... read more...
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- Georgia's President Subject of DDoS Attack
Shadowserver Foundation is reporting that the website of President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia has been under attack from... read more...
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- Unpatched Windows Machines Own3d Within 4 Mins
The Register is reporting that an unpatched Windows computer is likely to be attacked and compromised within four... read more...
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- Microsoft ActiveX Attacks To Surge
InfoWorld is reporting that the script kiddies now have tools to exploit an unpatched ActiveX security vulnerability.... read more...
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- mmmmmmmmm viruusssssssss..... D'Oh!
Observant fans of The Simpsons will recall that Homer Simpson's email address was given in the episode "The... read more...
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- Report: Botnets Winning Spam Wars
Commtouch's 2008 Q2 Email Threats Trend Report is claiming that botnets are winning the spam wars as they're... read more...
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- Gmail, Ebay, and PayPal team up to Fight Phishing
eBay and PayPal have announced a collaborative effort with Google to protect Gmail users from fraudulent emails and... read more...
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- Third World War has begun!!
Got you! A new war hasn't begun but the latest spam assault by the Storm Botnet might make... read more...
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- Skip Those Fireworks Videos
Image details: Fireworks served by picapp.comThe Storm botnet has been busy sending spam emails related to the Fourth... read more...
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- Report Recommends ISPs Block Port 25
Image details: New Spam Laws Come Into Effect served by picapp.comThe Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) has released... read more...
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- Can Proactive Anti-Botnet Technology Work?
Engate Technology Corporation, a leading anti-spam provider announced the latest release of its flagship product, Engate MailSentinel 3.6... read more...
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- Spam Tripled In A Week Thanks To Szirbi Botnet
The volume of malicious spam has more than tripled in one week, according to new research from Marshal’s... read more...
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- P2P Botneter Pleads Guilty
Jason Michael Milmont, 19, has plead guilty to masterminding a botnet to obtain thousands of victims' personal data,... read more...
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- Rubbermaid Botneter Gets 41 Months In Jail
Federal Prosecutors in Pensacola, Florida have announced that Robert Matthew Bentley, 21, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced... read more...
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- New Phishing/Storm Worm Variant Spreading
US-CERT is warning of phishing emails using the upcoming Olympic Games and the massive China Earthquake. The... read more...
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- Botneter Gets Max of 20 Years In Prison And $500,000 Fine
Gregory C. King, of Fairfield, California, plead guilty to two felony counts of transmitting code to cause damage... read more...
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- Will the OLPC and Classmate Cause Botnet Surge?
The Guardian raises a few alarming questions about the low cost One Laptop Per Child and Intel Classmate... read more...
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- Six Botnets Responsible for 85% of All Spam
ArsTechnica reports that six botnets are responsible for 85% of all spam sent by email. Srizbi is not... read more...
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- Florida Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty
Robert Matthew Bentley, 21, Panama City, Florida, plead guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud and computer fraud.... read more...
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- Google Links, Britney, and Paris Used in Spam Botnets
SC Magazine reports that emails offering allegedly sexually explicit videos of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton are using... read more...
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- Anti-Malware Testing Standards Are Coming
SCMagazineUS.com is reporting that an International group of twenty one security companies have formed an organization to create... read more...
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- Have Botnets Jumped The Shark?
Allysa Myers asked on McAfee's Avert Labs Blog if Botnets have jumped the shark? Has the definition of... read more...
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- California Botneter Pleas Guilty
John Schiefer, 26, of Los Angeles, California agreed to plead guilty for infecting as many as 250,000 computers... read more...
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- Storm Worm One of the Most Powerful Supercomputers?
PCWorld Canada is reporting that the Storm Worm has infected so many computers that it's now one of... read more...
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- Who Should Be Responsible For Botnet Removal?
Dr. Adam J. O'Donnell asks, "Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?" in an editorial on ZDnet.... read more...
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- Scientists Consider How To Fight Botnets
The University of Wisconsin-Madison News has an interesting story on Paul Barford, a computer scientist at the University... read more...
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- MSN Messenger Trojan Spreads Botnet
eWeek reports that a Trojan spreading over MSN Messenger, which poses as pictures, is actually a malicious IRC... read more...
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- Botnets Stumping For Candidates
A botnet was discovered to be sending spam email that supported Texas congressman and Presidential candidate, Ron Paul.... read more...
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- FBI's Bot Roast II Cracks Down On More Botherders
The FBI announced last month the results of Operation Bot Roast II. Three new indictments, including two this... read more...
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- Alleged CastleCops Attacker Arrested
An alleged botnet herder has been arrested for DDoS attacks against CastleCops. Gregory King, 21, of Fairfield, Calif.,... read more...
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- Smaller botnets becoming more prevalent?
Vnunet is reporting that smaller botnets are becoming more popular. Virus writers typically try to build the largest... read more...
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- Storm Trojan infections not nearly as wide spread as thought?
Speculation continues that the Storm Trojan might not have infected as many machines as initially believed. ...Microsoft's Anti-Malware... read more...
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- Botnets moving beyond spam and DDoS
Symantec has posted an interesting article that describes the continuing evolution of botnets and their new malicious uses... read more...
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- iChat vulnerability reported
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple iChat which allegedly may be used to cause a Denial of... read more...
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- Botnets Stealing eBay Accounts
Botnets are now targeting eBay accounts with bruce force attacks, reports ComputerWorld. The attacks against eBay Inc. may... read more...
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- Tor Admin Arrested
CNet reports that a Tor server admin in Germany was arrested back in July. The police were investigating... read more...
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- District Attorney's Office Warns About Zombies!
The Jefferson County Colorado District Attorney Office is warning people to beware of zombies, reports 9News. Once your... read more...
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- iPhone Update Destroys iPhone Modifications
Everyone involved with modifying the Apple's iPhone in the #iphone IRC Channel in the hopes of unlocking it... read more...
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- Unique Botnet Worm Discovered
Sophos is reporting that they discovered a new botnet worm that repackages itself pretty uniquely in order to... read more...
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- Should ISPs Be Compelled To Identify & Stop Botnets?
Ryan Naraine questions if Trend Micro's SecureCloud, a Botnet Identification Service for ISPs, will make a difference. While... read more...
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- Worst Virus Attack In 2 Years Takes Computers By Storm
InformationWeek is reporting that Storm authors waging war on the internet with the largest virus attack in the... read more...
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- Cyber Criminals Out Grow VIrus Attacks
BCC News has posted an interesting article, with some quotes from our friends at Shadowserver, describing how attackers... read more...
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- DoS Attacks Coming To An End?
BCS is reporting that DoS attacks may be coming to an end. Simon Heron, managing director of security... read more...
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- Botnets Attacking iPhone Buyers
InformationWeek is reporting that Botnets are targeting iPhone buyers in attempt to collect identities and financial information. Researchers... read more...
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- Symantec Releases AntiBot Software
Symantec has released new software specifically to target botnets. Norton AntiBot provides real-time bot detection and removal, according... read more...
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- Botnet Wars Have Escalated
The "botnet cold war" has escalated into a shooting war, with the lastest variants either uninstalling or attacking... read more...
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- ISP Arbitrarily Deletes Customers' Media Files
BoingBoing reported that a nutty Australian DSL Provider is allegedly running a program each night that automatically deletes... read more...
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- Hackers Already Cracked Apple's iPhone
A member of the Hackint0sh forums discovered the location of Apple's iPhone restore package and downloaded a copy... read more...
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- New Trojan Turns To DNS For C&C
A proof of concept Trojan named Backdoor.Fonamebot uses a backdoor in the DNS protocol for its command and... read more...
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- Phising Is A Global Problem
Phishing has turned into a global crime wave. There are few languages that aren't being used in phishing... read more...
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- Romanian accused of hacking NASA appears In Court
Victor Faur appeared in court Tuesday to answer charges for hacking computers at NASA. State prosecutors with special... read more...
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- Software Pirate Gets 51 Months In Prison
The leader of one of the oldest Internet software piracy groups was sentenced to 51 months in prison... read more...
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- Report Bot Infections To The FBI
The FBI is requesting anyone who has a computer that has been infected with bots to file a... read more...
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- FBI Operation Bot Roast Off To Successful Start
The Department of Justice and FBI announced an ongoing effort to disrupt and dismantle botnets and arrest botherders.... read more...
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- File Storing Botnets Gain Popularity
Using botnets as remote file storage is gaining popularity according to ZDNet UK. While saying that the risk... read more...
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- The Battle For The Bots
Since the arrest of the so-called "Spam King," Robert Soloway, authorities and other spammers have been in a... read more...
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- Antivirus Multiple Vulnerabilities
Serious vulnerabilities have been discovered in Avast! Antivirus, Avira Antivir Antivirus, and F-Secure Antivirus. Avast Antivirus versions prior... read more...
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- Tough Penalties For Botnets And Spyware Coming
Congress is considering passing two new bills that carry tougher penalties for botneters, reports Wired. Around 30 percent... read more...
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- Is It Time For An Internet Driver's License?
Stressed out cyber security researchers and botnet fighters are wondering what should be done about the growing botnet... read more...
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- World's Most Prolific Spammer Arrested
Fox News is reporting the "world's most prolific spammer," Robert Alan Soloway, was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday.... read more...
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- So Long Script Kiddies?
Information Security Magazine published an interesting article, So Long Script Kiddies by Lenny Zeltser. It makes the argument... read more...
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- P2P Networks Being Used for DDoS Attacks
Attackers are hijacking P2P nets to launch an increasing number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks reports... read more...
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- JavaScript Enabled Browsers Fuel BotNet
Offensive Computing is reporting that the Javascript botnet code previously announced at Shmooconhas been leaked. The code known... read more...
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- Sophisticated Botnet Manager Discovered
Panda Software has discovered a very advanced program that is used to command and control Botnets and to... read more...
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- Botnet Wars
Botnet hearders are attacking each other in an effort to steal bots from once another. Leading AV researchers... read more...
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- Criminal Penalties For Botnet Attacks
PC World is reporting on the Cyber Security Enhancement Act, which they say would create the first criminal... read more...
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- Corporations Not Doing Enough To Prevent Botnet Infections
Support Intelligence has been publishing the names of corporations who are infected with spambots and other botnets. Dozens... read more...
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- E-Gold Indicted for Money Laundering and Illegal Money Transmitting
A federal grand jury has indicted E‑Gold Ltd; Gold & Silver Reserve, Inc. and their owners for operating... read more...
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- Do Botnet Damage Thresholds Need To Be Changed?
Ed Felten gave a Botnet Briefing in Washington last week at an even hosted by the Senate Science... read more...
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- Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It...
In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with... read more...
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- DoS Attacks Losing Luster
Botneters are quickly moving away from performing DoS attacks according to Symantec Corp. "The thing is that DoS... read more...
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- Botnets getting harder to kill
TechWorld has an interesting report on the new P2P style botnets that we're starting to see becoming prevalent.... read more...
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- Botnets Growing Larger And Unstoppable?
Spam that contains malware has been making the rounds and even infected over 20,000 machines in one day... read more...
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- Botnet Behavior Continues To Change
The "Sdbot" and "Gaobot" botnets families account for 80% of the world's bots. They are followed by Oscarbot,... read more...
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- Don't Let Your Computer Become A Zombie
A Zombie computer is a computer that is being controlled by a Botneter or Bot Herder. These computers... read more...
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- Report: China Most Botnet Infested Country
In Symantec's semi-annual Internet Security Threat Report, China is now leading the world with the most infected bot... read more...
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- Tokelau (.tk) and Niue (.nu) most dangerous domains
McAfee reports that Tokelau (.tk) and Niue (.nu) host the highest percentage of malicious software. 10% of sites... read more...
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- Rinbot Worm Takes Down Newsrooms and Corporate Networks
A new strain of the Rinbot worm is targeting Symantec's anti-virus clients on corporate networks. The worm reportedly... read more...
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- Leader of Warez Group Faces 10 Years in Jail
Hew Raymond Griffiths, 44, has been charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and one count of... read more...
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- California Man Pleads Guilty for Hospital Botnet Attack
Christopher Maxwell, 20, of Vacaville, California, has plead guilty to charges to the creation of a "botnet" which... read more...
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- Botneter sentenced to 57 months in prison
Jeanson James Ancheta, 20, of Downey, Calif. pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiring to violate the Computer... read more...
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- 20-year-old charged for botnet attack that endangers Hospital patients
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle has sought and won indictments against Christopher Maxwell of Vacaville, Calif. for... read more...
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- Botnet owner pleads guilty
Jeanson James Ancheta, of Downey, California, pleaded guilty in a Federal Court to four felony charges. A November... read more...
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- Alleged Bot Master Arrested
In what prosecutors have labeled the first case of its kind in the nation, a federal grand jury... read more...
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- Police arrest Botnet controllers
Three men have been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of controlling a vast illegal computer network made... read more...
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- Supreme Court: The RIAA, MPAA can F you up the A
The US Supreme Court, in an unanimous decision [pdf], ruled that Hollywood and the music industry may file... read more...
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- Two DDoS'ers Sentenced Today
A 16-year-old Canadian teenager plead guilty to charges of mischief against data and fraudulent use of a computer... read more...
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