Microsoft strikes at Zeus botnets

Microsoft has struck again at malware operators and cybercriminals, this times raiding data centers in Pennsylvania and Illinois to seieze command and control servers and domain names allegedly used to control multiple Zeus botnets. Microsoft coordinated the raid in a manner similar to the company’s successful takedown of the Rustok…

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Apple strikes stolen SSL certificates from OS X

Computerworld – Apple today released an update to Mac OS X that blocks Safari users from reaching sites secured with certificates stolen from a Dutch company last summer. The update follows others by Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Opera Software, which have already blocked or permanently barred the use of all…

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