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Security Researchers Discover First Twitter-Controlled Botnet
Twitoor, uncovered by ESET, can plague Android devices with malicious malware
LizardStresser Webcam Botnet Strikes Brazil And US With IoT Attacks
Large financial institutions and gaming companies are amongst those hit by the latest IoT botnet attacks
Giant CCTV Camera Botnet Highlights IoT Security Threats
A botnet made up of more than 25,000 hacked security cameras spread around the world is being used to launch DDoS attacks, researchers say
Skype Spam Installs Trojan Horse
The ongoing malware campaign uses a simple social-engineering trick to draw target systems into a botnet
Mumblehard Linux Spamming Botnet Finally Taken Offline
Thousands of servers running Linux and BSD had been affected by one of world's most damaging botnets
20 Cybersecurity Terms Everyone Should Know
Get your head around these IT security terms and you're well on your way to protecting your company, says Laurance Dine, managing principal at Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Dridex Malware Raids £20m From UK Bank Accounts
Not as bad as Zeus? Bank accounts are being looted worldwide in malware attack, authorities warn
Interpol Grabs Simda Botnet Servers In Global Swoop
The operation is believed to have significantly weakened Simda, which steals personal data and targets financial institutions
Europol And Security Firms Take Down ‘Polymorphic’ Beebone Botnet
Joint operation between authorities and security firms helps to take down 'wormlike' Beebone
NJRat Trojan Returns To Life, Warns PhishMe
A remote access trojan, last seen a year ago, is making a reappearance warns security researcher
Ramnit Botnet Crime Ring Taken Down By Europol
Euro cops shut down botnet that infected 3.2 million computers in order to steal banking information
FBI Offers Biggest Ever Reward For Admin Of Gameover Zeus Botnet
Russian hacker behind the Gameover Zeus botnet is hit with world's largest ever reward for his arrest
Facebook Takes Out Litecoin Mining Greek Botnet Beast
Arrests are made in the Lecpetex botnet investigation
Microsoft Cybercrime Shutdown Hit Users Says DDNS Provider
In its efforts to knock out sub-domains it believes were used to control widespread, Microsoft infuriates a US-based DNS provider
NSA Hits Out At ‘False’ Mass Hacking Allegations
The NSA vehemently denies mass hacking reports, as an exasperated Mark Zuckerberg contacts President Obama
Mobile Users Coming Under Increasing Threat From China Cybercriminals
Trend Micro report reveals wide variety of tactics being developed and used by cybercriminals in China
Banks Warned About ‘Cutting Edge’ Financial Malware
Banks beware as trojans and botnets aimed at financial institutions are being upgraded and enhanced
ZeroAccess Fraudsters Fly ‘White Flag’
The cyber-crime group behind the ZeroAccess botnet appears to have given up on resuming control of its 1.3 million compromised PCs, following law enforcement action
Big Android Botnet Sends SMS Messages To China
South Korean phones send stolen messages to Chinese email addresses
Microsoft And Friends Disrupt Resilient ZeroAccess Botnet
Microsoft and its partners have successfully disrupted the Sirefef botnet, also known as ZeroAcces
Rising Threat: Cyber Bank Heists With Citadel’s Man-in-the-Browser
Man-in-the-Browser attacks are only getting more frequent, thanks to the Citadel botnet and numerous other threats, says Dennis Schwarz
Argentine Police Arrest ‘Superhacker’
A teenager was said to be making $50k a month from botnet
Tor Network Spike Caused By Botnet
Mevade botnet responsible for Tor traffic jump in August
Cyber Crooks Share Botnets To Spread Super-Smart Android Malware
"Most sophisticated Android malware ever" using other Android botnets to spread
‘Chicken Farm’ Botnets Actively Target Governments, Researchers Warn
Asian espionage networks have compromised government and corporate systems worldwide, researchers warn
Large Botnets Attack WordPress And Joomla
Cyber crooks targeting and then using CMSs like WordPress, Joomla and Drupal to spread nastiness
Botnets Adopt Peer-to-Peer To Combat Takedowns
Botnets are adopting the use of peer-to-peer communications to hamper takedown efforts by the industry
Alleged SpyEye Botmaster Extradited To US
Man sent to US from Bangkok where he was arrested in January
Boston Marathon Tragedy Spurs Botnet Spam Campaigns
The Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion are being used by two large botnets