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News about botnets
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Three plead guilty over Mirai botnet attacks
The Mirai botnet was used to infect hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices including webcams
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DDoS attacks increase in number, endanger small organisations
The power of DDoS attacks decreased in recent months, but their number rose significantly
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DNS reveals the top cyberthreats of 2012. And you guessed it ... no one is safe.
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Sophisticated mass market attacks, refined malware to target users in 2013: Blue Coat
Security vendor sees malware creators adopting more covert and improved methods into tricking Internet users
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In Pictures: 20 notorious worms, viruses and botnets
The earliest worms and viruses were created for geeky fun and did little harm - oh, how times have changed. Here are 20 worms, viruses ...
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M86 finds spam is down but malware attacks are up
New security report highlights an increase in targeted email-based attacks and enhanced phishing methods
Features about botnets
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Is your PC bot-infested? here's how to tell
Bots have recently invaded cell phones, too
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Latest malware trick: outsourcing quality assurance
Malware distributors are outsourcing their quality assurance programs to services provided by the likes of virtest.com
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Botnets: 4 Reasons It's Getting Harder to Find and Fight Them
Researchers say vulnerable Web 2.0 applications and peer-to-peer architecture are making it easy for hackers to maintain armies of hijacked computers
