With great power comes great responsibility … to not pwn the interweb B-Sides HTML5 will allow web designers to pull off tricks that were previously only possible with Adobe Flash or convoluted JavaScript. But the technology, already widely supported by web browsers, creates plenty of opportunities for causing mischief.…
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Ghost of HTML5 future: Web browser botnets
Perfect platform for password forcing, DDoS attacks Cloud computing providers came under fire today from security experts who blamed them for giving cyber-criminals the tools to launch attacks more easily, efficiently and anonymously than ever before.…
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Number-munching clouds are godsend for cybercrooks – experts
A drop in the price asked for the latest version of the SpyEye botnet has security researchers worrying that users might soon be targeted with an increasing amount of infection attempts. A Pastebin…
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SpyEye botnet for sale at bottom price
In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the availability of its free Flashfake Removal Tool. Visit the safe verification site to determine if you’…
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Flashfake removal tool
When Microsoft, the financial services industry and Kyrus Tech teamed up to sinkhole a number of worldwide botnets using the Zeus family of malware, they managed to get the court's permission to seize…
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Microsoft takedown of Zeus botnets missed a few C&Cs
Valid attack could seize infected machines Updated A self-describer “law-abiding citizen” has posted attack plans against the Sality botnet on the Full Disclosure security mailing list, along with a tongue-in-cheek warning not to enact them since that would be illegal.…
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Sality botnet takedown plans posted online
Microsoft has undertaken a global operation to disrupt a huge criminal botnet believed to be responsible for millions of pounds in theft.
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Microsoft moves to disable botnet
The development of a new botnet that will rely on a decentralized architecture based on P2P technology is nearing completion and will soon be offered for sale for a sum of $8000 on a number of undergr…
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New P2P botnet soon available for sale
The latest build of the Zeus/SpyEye malware shows a change that could very well hamper the security researchers' ability to take down the botnets using it and to find out the criminals behind them. …
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New Zeus/SpyEye makes bots function as C&C servers
As announced by Kaspersky Lab researchers and confirmed by Microsoft, the C&C and backup infrastructure of the original Kelihos/Hlux botnet is still down after their joint action that resulted in its …
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The new and improved Kelihos botnet