Articles about Botnets

Russian Crime Ring Uses Botnets to Run Check-Fraud Operation

The scam resulted in 3,285 fraudulent business checks. Continue Reading »

Slovenian Police Arrest Suspected Mariposa Mastermind

The suspect was arrested alongside two others in Slovenia as part of a joint FBI-Slovenian investigation. Continue Reading »

M86: Cyber Crime Gaining Complexity

The study also found that the global volume of spam continues to increase. Continue Reading »

Zeus Exploiting Verified by Visa, Mastercard SecureCode

The malware has been injecting phishing pages into systems to gather bank details. Continue Reading »

NetQin: New Viruses Targeting Symbian Smartphones

The viruses come hidden in games designed for Symbian smartphones. Continue Reading »

Botnets Remained a Top Threat in June

Botnets are becoming more resilient and are reaching networks through more legitimate means, making them difficult to fight. Continue Reading »

Other Threats Grab Attention, But Botnets Still Wreak Havoc

Botnets are not going away.  In fact, Gartner predicts that botnets will be going strong for the next few years, continuing to create security problems for businesses of all sizes. Continue Reading »

Asprox Botnet 'Back With a Vengeance'

Asprox has more than doubled its presence on application service provider sites. Continue Reading »

Gartner: Expect Botnet Attacks to Continue to Dominate

As a result of the resiliency of the botnet style of attack, more sophisticated threats have been put on hold. Continue Reading »

Trend Micro: Stronger Banking Authentication Needed

Belgium botnet infected the PCs of customers of the the Dexia, KBC and Argenta banks between April and May 2007. Continue Reading »

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