Six Estonians were arrested Tuesday as part of the largest botnet takedown ever. The DNS Changer botnet aided a $14 million click-fraud scheme. <img alt="FBI takes down DNS Changer botnet; aided $14 million click fraud scheme, Blog, million, down, botnet, Fraud, Takes, scheme, Click, Aided, Changer"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz…
Slovenia police detain alleged botnet hacker
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian police say they have detained an alleged computer hacker believed to be responsible for a virus that infected 12 million computers worldwide. The police say that the hacker, identified as Matjaz Skoranc from the northwestern town of Maribor, was detained early Thursday. They say the…
Microsoft Downs Domain that Bred Botnet that Targeted Macs
Mac users uncharacteristically faced Kelihos, a small but dangerous botnet. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft fails to credit Kaspersky Lab for Kelihos botnet takedown
Microsoft grabbed headlines this week with its report about the successful takedown of the Kelihos botnet, but while the company detailed the achievements of its Digital Crimes Unit, it failed to mention the major role security firm Kaspersky Lab played in the operation. Microsoft’s Kelihos takedown announcement centred on the…
Microsoft kills a botnet after striking domain provider
Microsoft has opened a front in its ongoing battle against internet scammers, using the power of an American court to deal a knockout blow to an emerging botnet and taking offline a provider of free internet domains. Microsoft used the same technique that worked in its earlier takedowns of the…
Microsoft kills a botnet after striking domain provider
Microsoft has opened a front in its ongoing battle against internet scammers, using the power of an American court to deal a knockout blow to an emerging botnet and taking offline a provider of free internet domains. Microsoft used the same technique that worked in its earlier takedowns of the…
Microsoft’s botnet shutdown won’t stop Mac malware
After Microsoft’s shutdown of the Kelihos botnet on Monday some suggested it would slow down Mac malware purveyors. While the shutdown of the botnet and the cz.cc domain will help, it’s only temporary. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans…
Mac trojan poses as PDF to open botnet backdoor
Malware continues to be a minimal threat to most Mac users, but that doesn’t mean attackers aren’t constantly trying to come up with new ways to steal information or turn users’ machines into botnet drones. The latter appears to be the case with a new Mac trojan posing as a…
Microsoft passes Rustock botnet case on to FBI
Microsoft wrapped up its civil case against the still unnamed controllers of the Rustock botnet and handed off the information gleaned during its investigation to the FBI. But the move doesn’t end the company’s six month operation. Last week, a federal judge granted Microsoft and others the right to lock…
Study tracks first signs of Android botnet infections
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting Android devices with crimeware that is actively communicating with multiple criminal command-and-control servers. <img alt="Study tracks first signs of Android botnet infections, Blog, infections, tracks, Android, botnet, Study, first, signs"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/><img alt="Study tracks first signs of Android botnet infections, Blog, infections, tracks,…