Botnets, the ever-present threat

Botnets, the ever-present threat


Botnets, the ever-present threat

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST

Every day, the M86' Security Labs analyzes over 7 million distinct email messages, looking for patterns and emerging trends. In their recently published report covering the last six months of 2009, th...

Spybot.AKB worm spreads across P2P networks and e-mail

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:45 AM PST

PandaLabs detected a new worm, Spybot.AKB, which spreads using P2P programs (copying itself to the usual shared folders with different names) and also via e-mail. What's new about this worm is th...

Massive ZeuS compromise discovered

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:22 AM PST

NetWitness analysts have discovered a dangerous new ZeuS botnet affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. The newly-discovered infestation, dubbed the "Kneber botnet" after ...

Imminent flood of smartphone malware?

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 06:10 AM PST

As this year's Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, is coming to an end, a few important players in the security industry shared their thoughts about the future development of and threats l...

Policing your IT police: Proactive security

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 01:37 AM PST

When the global economy is in slowdown, there's one sector that remains buoyant: crime. Illegal and illicit activities invariably rise as legitimate business falls, so it's no surprise that the last 1...

Man gets 309 years in prison for identity theft

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 12:39 AM PST

Robert Thompson, the leader of a massive identity theft and bribery scheme, was sentenced to 309 years in prison based on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, computer fraud, acc...

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