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Tag Archives: botnet
Rodpicom Botnet spreading via Skype and MSN Messenger
Malwares are getting updated during the age of social networking. FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered a new malware called ‘Rodpicom Botnet’ that spreads via messaging applications such as Skype and MSN Messenger. Dubbed W32/Rodpicom.A – Rodpicom Botnet sends a message … Continue reading
New version of Do-it-Yourself (DIY) HTTP based botnet tool released
Security researchers from Webroot, have spotted a new updated version of DIY (do it yourself) botnet kit Coded in Visual Basic Script 6.0, available for sale at selected underground communities. View full post on The Hacker News For more information … Continue reading
PokerAgent botnet stole over 16,000 Facebook credentials
PokerAgent botnet was discovered in 2012 by ESET Security Research Lab, which is a Trojan horse designed to harvest Facebook log-on credentials, also collecting information on credit card details linked to the Facebook account and Zynga Poker player stats. According to latest report, … Continue reading
Take down of fifth most widespread ‘Virut Botnet’
NASK the domain registrar that operates the “.pl” Polish top-level domain registry has seized multiple domains used for cyber crime activities by spreading Waledac malware distributed by the Virut botnet. According to Poland’s Computer Emergency Response Team, Virut was first detected in 2006 … Continue reading
Arrested ‘Happy Hacker’ is the ZeuS Botnet Mastermind
Last week, Happy Hacker arrested in Thailand on charges of stealing millions from online bank accounts. According to new reports same hacker alleged as ZeuS Mastermind and used to have the profile of a miscreant nicknamed “bx1,” a hacker fingered by … Continue reading
Facebook Helps FBI to shuts down Butterfly botnet theft $850 millions
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday that they’ve arrested 10 suspects from from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom, and the United States involved in a global botnet operation that infected more than 11 … Continue reading
Hacker Gets 30 Months for Botnet That Hit 72,000 PCs
Hacker Joshua Schichtel on Thursday received a 30-month prison sentence after pleading guilty last year to creating a botnet that infected 72,000 computers. View full post on PCMag.com Security Coverage For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or … Continue reading
Spamhaus declares Grum botnet dead, but Festi surges
A relatively new botnet has taken up the slack left by the shutdown in July of another major spamming botnet called Grum, according to the junk mail fighting organization Spamhaus. The botnet, named Festi or Spamnost, has surged since the … Continue reading
Festi spamming botnet surges as Grum declared dead
Festi, a relatively new botnet, has taken up the slack left by the shutdown in July of another major spamming botnet called Grum, according to the junk mail fighting organisation Spamhaus. View full post on Techworld.com security For more information … Continue reading
BOTNET – The Hacker News Magazine August 2012 Edition Released
Hello faithful readers and new comers to our magazine! We are very sorry to have missed publishing the July issue, however, we were busy at work putting on the THE HACKERS CONFERENCE in Delhi, India. We had a fantastic turn … Continue reading