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IoT Could Become Playground for Botnets Gone Wild
2016-10-06 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The source code for Mirai, the malware behind the botnet that launched a massive attack on the Krebs on Security website -- the largest DDoS attack on record -- has been released in the wild, according to Brian Krebs. A hacker who goes by the handle "Anna-senpai," apparently because of increased scrutiny from the cybersec industry, last week announced the release on Hackforums, Krebs said.
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Linux Botnets on a Rampage
2016-08-05 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Linux-operated botnet Distributed Denial of Service attacks surged in this year's second quarter, due to growing interest in targeting Chinese servers, according to a Kaspersky Lab report released this week. South Korea kept its top ranking for having the most command-and-control servers. Brazil, Italy and Israel ranked among the leaders behind South Korea for hosting C&C servers, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Tor network hides 900 botnets and 'darknet' markets, says Kaspersky Lab
2014-03-06 13:27:44| InfoWorld: Top News
The Tor network is in danger of being swamped by criminals abusing its anonymity to hide an underworld of parasitic botnets, malicious command and control, and "darknet" markets, according to research from Kaspersky Lab.Tor has long had its dark side but the scale of its use by criminals appears to have expanded quite rapidly in the last year. Kaspersky Lab had uncovered evidence of 900 services using Tor, said researcher Sergey Lozhkin, through its 5,500 plus nodes (server relays) and 1,000 exit nodes (servers from which traffic emerges).
Microsoft Opens Cybercrime Center to Fight Malware, Botnets
2013-11-15 02:33:42| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Microsoft has opened a new Cybercrime Center from which it intends to battle some of the worst internet threats.
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Microsoft Opens Cybercrime Center to Fight Malware, Botnets
2013-11-14 23:32:40| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Microsoft has opened a new Cybercrime Center from which it intends to battle some of the worst internet threats.
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