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Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet

Researchers uncover first mobile phone botnet

Trend Micro warns of 'sea change' in mobile malware.
Phil Muncaster Jul 16 2009, 9:07AM News
Google sees new spam players on the horizon

Google sees new spam players on the horizon

Emergence of hotbeds.
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2009, 9:17AM Security
Botnets pushing up spam loads

Botnets pushing up spam loads

83 per cent of messages come from infected machines.
Shaun Nichols Jun 30 2009, 3:19PM News
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace

Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace

Researchers have uncovered a fully-functional marketplace for the building and selling of botnets.
Shaun Nichols Jun 18 2009, 11:27AM Security
PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed

PC infections rising as botnets try to reseed

McAfee is reporting that it has seen a sharp rise in the number of PC infection and malware variants as botnet operators try to rebuild their networks after the McColo shutdown.
Iain Thomson Jun 15 2009, 2:27PM Security
Worm turns Linux routers into botnet

Worm turns Linux routers into botnet

Researchers are warming of a new worm that targets DSL routers running a distribution of Linux.
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2009, 12:08PM Security
Case study: The Leading Edge calls Proofpoint to disable Botnet attack

Case study: The Leading Edge calls Proofpoint to disable Botnet attack

Consultancy firm, The Leading Edge called Proofpoint to restore its email when a Botnet attack took the company’s internet link down.
Jenny Eagle Oct 9 2008, 11:33AM Security
Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

A new large-scale botnet has been spotted forwarding what appears to be real news headlines about Microsoft, George Bush and Al Qaeda in an attempt to infect users.
Staff Writers Jul 27 2008, 8:42AM Security
Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight?
Negar Salek Feb 28 2008, 11:29AM Security
Secure Computing warns resellers of a new botnet

Secure Computing warns resellers of a new botnet

Secure Computing says resellers need to be aware of a nasty virus going around. According to the enterprise security vendor, a botnet virus dubbed Nugache is set to unseat Storm as the ‘nastiest botnet’ on the planet.
Lilia Guan Jan 8 2008, 1:37PM Security

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