Botnet stories - Page 2

Asia Pacific will experience a 36% CAGR for botnet detection solutions and services, exceeding growth rates in North America and Europe.>>

China, South Korea, Vietnam, India, and Australia amongst the top five Asia Pacific countries sending out the most malicious internet traffic.>>

One of the world’s largest spam botnets is back in action and this time it is spreading a Trojan downloader that can deliver nasty malware surprises.>>

The DDoS bot goes by the name of Avzhan, a malware that has been around since 2010.>>

INTERPOL’s Digital Security Challenge event took an IoT malware simulation to the extreme in a bank heist.>>

Microsoft, ESET, the FBI, Interpol, Europol and other security stakeholders have collectively dismantled a major botnet operation known as Gamarue.>>

The rapid evolution of ‘IoTroop’ is happening much faster than the Mirai botnet; and it is enslaving IoT devices at a faster rate too.>>

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.>>

Attacks are on the rise and cybercriminals are reverting to old techniques, with Akamai using the quote “everything old is new again.">>

DDoS attackers are hitting hard, fast and with no breaks in between, leading to record-breaking attacks over hours or even days.>>

Botnets not only harm the owners of infected computers, but others too – they can send out spam, distributing a range of scams or even ransomware.>>

Organisations that install IoT technology also suffer by not ever using reinforced configurations, which means hackers can exploit significant holes.>>

The Hancitor/Chanitor malware has rapidly climbed to be one of the top five ‘world’s most wanted’ malware families for the first time.>>

Notorious IoT malware ‘Mirai’ has now jumped ship to infect Windows devices and Symantec is warning users to make sure they don't get caught.>>

From a security perspective IoT devices are fundamentally flawed. And the bad guys are getting pretty good at exploiting them.>>

Cybercriminal activity hub Avalanche Network has been busted by law enforcement agencies, ending a long reign of protection for botnet operators.>>

You need to think like a cyber security criminal says McAfee>>

A DDoS on DNS provider Dyn last week managed to disrupt an array of the internet’s biggest websites, including Paypal. Here's what you need to know.>>

In short, botnets allow hackers to take control of multiple computers at the one time to spread viruses, create spam and perform attacks.>>

Since the concept of email was first floated in the 60s, it has exploded onto the scene, becoming an absolutely crucial part of everyday business.>>

Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance network security has revealed FortiGuard Labs’ 2014 threat predictions, highlighting five threats to watch out for next year.>>

Anti-bot blade to be introduced with new appliance range at events in Auckland and Wellington.>>

Botnets are now responsible for distributing 87.9% of all spam, with approximately 151 billion unsolicited messages each day.>>