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Topic: Botnet · 21 stories (clear)

• Mirai IoT Botnet Co-Authors Plead Guilty (krebsonsecurity.com)
  Yro · Botnet · 2017-12-13 06:45 · posted by msmash · from the justice-served dept. · 33 comments
• How 'Grinch Bots' Are Ruining Online Christmas Shopping (nypost.com)
  Entertainment · Botnet · 2017-12-03 12:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the stealing-Christmas dept. · 283 comments
• A Third of the Internet Experienced DoS Attacks in the Last Two Years (sciencedaily.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-11-04 07:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the no-denying-it dept. · 31 comments
• Malware Developer Who Used Spam Botnet To Pay For College Gets No Prison Time (bleepingcomputer.com)
  Yro · Botnet · 2017-11-03 01:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the don't-do-the-crime-if-you-can't-do-the-time dept. · 57 comments
• 2 Million IoT Devices Enslaved By Fast-Growing BotNet (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-10-21 07:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the bad-botnets dept. · 69 comments
• At Least 1.65 Million Computers Are Mining Cryptocurrency For Hackers So Far This Year (vice.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-09-12 19:00 · posted by msmash · from the where-we-stand dept. · 37 comments
• Massive New Spambot Ensnares 711,000,000 Email Addresses (zdnet.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-08-29 13:30 · posted by EditorDavid · from the don't-reply-to-all dept. · 31 comments
• A Year After Mirai: DVR Torture Chamber Test Shows Two Minutes Between Exploits (sans.edu)
  It · Botnet · 2017-08-28 12:05 · posted by BeauHD · from the mildy-disturbing dept. · 36 comments
• Attackers DDoS WannaCry Kill Switch (venturebeat.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-05-20 16:19 · posted by EditorDavid · from the black-hats-vs-white-hats dept. · 73 comments
• Groups War Over Resources For DDoS Attacks (csoonline.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-05-20 07:49 · posted by EditorDavid · from the battling-botnets dept. · 23 comments
• New IoT Malware Targets 100,000 IP Cameras Via Known Flaw (csoonline.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-05-10 22:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the tape-over-your-webcam dept. · 60 comments
• New Shodan Tool Tracks Down Botnet Command-And-Control Servers (thestack.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-05-06 06:54 · posted by EditorDavid · from the malware-search-engines dept. · 11 comments
• BrickerBot, the Permanent Denial-of-Service Botnet, Is Back With a Vengeance (arstechnica.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-04-25 01:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the saga-continues dept. · 113 comments
• Developer of BrickerBot Malware Claims He Destroyed Over Two Million Devices (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-04-21 13:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the unintended-consequences dept. · 88 comments
• New Destructive Malware Intentionally Bricks IoT Devices (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-04-06 10:40 · posted by BeauHD · from the vigilante-justice dept. · 163 comments
• Bruce Schneier Calls for IoT Legislation, Argues The Internet Is Becoming One Giant Robot (linux.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-03-18 07:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the Congress-vs-connected-devices dept. · 85 comments
• UK Police Arrest Suspect Behind Mirai Malware Attacks On Deutsche Telekom (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-02-26 02:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the do-not-pass-Go dept. · 26 comments
• World's Largest Spam Botnet Adds DDoS Feature (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-02-24 12:05 · posted by BeauHD · from the ready-to-go dept. · 26 comments
• Programmer Develops Phone Bot To Target Windows Support Scammers (onthewire.io)
  It · Botnet · 2017-02-08 10:10 · posted by BeauHD · from the broadside-campaign dept. · 97 comments
• Researchers Discover Massive Networks of Fake Twitter Accounts (bbc.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-01-24 12:05 · posted by BeauHD · from the hide-and-seek dept. · 91 comments
• Krebs Pinpoints the Likely Author of the Mirai Botnet (engadget.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-01-19 03:20 · posted by msmash · from the finding-out dept. · 98 comments