International law enforcement activity has taken out the botnet used by the Beebone worm – polymorphic malware that threatened thousands of computers worldwide. Botnet? Polymorphic? Downloader? We explain …
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What a lot of patches! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch the latest episode of our weekly fun-but-serious security news video. It only takes a minute!
Linux Australia gets pwned, rooted, RATted and botted
Linux Australia had a bit of a nightmare Easter Weekend. While the rest of us were loafing at the beach, the Penguinistas from Down Under were owning up to a pretty extensive cyberintrusion.
Europol takedown of Ramnit botnet frees 3.2 million PCs from cybercriminals’ grasp
In an international operation coordinated with multiple law enforcement and industry partners, Europol led a takedown of the infrastructure of the Ramnit botnet that infected 3.2 million Windows computers.
$3m reward offered for alleged Gameover Zeus kingpin
The US State Department has offered a $3m reward for the arrest or conviction of alleged Gameover Zeus admin Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev.
The GHOST in the machine – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our weekly one-minute security video. Sending spam, cracking the Blackphone and the GHOST in the machine. Enjoy…
ZeroAccess click fraud botnet coughs back to life
The once-mighty botnet is now only a shadow of its former self, but it’s reputation alone still makes it a headline grabber…
Cops arrest another man after Christmas PlayStation/Xbox DDoS
Police have arrested a second man in connection with the Lizard Squad’s Grinch-like Christmas attack on gamers.
Barack Obama proposes shielding companies that share cyber threat data
President Obama on Tuesday proposed new cybersecurity legislation that would put cybercrime on par with racketeering and would protect companies from getting sued if they share computer threat data with the government.
Have the cops busted one of the Lizard Squad?
The “Lizard Squad” took out Microsoft’s and Sony’s games networks on Christmas Day. Everyone involved knew in advance that law enforcement would be *very* interested in whodunnit…