Feb 26

Symantec has claimed businesses are losing an average £1.2 million through cyber attacks.

Cyber attacks are costing businesses £1.2 million each according to a new survey by security firm Symantec.

Feb 23

Chuck Norris botnet doesn't infect routers...

...it stares them down until they infect themselves

Oct 23

Botnet click fraud at record high

Malware-infected computers are increasingly being used to perpetrate click fraud, according to a study released Thursday that found their contribution was the highest since researchers began compiling statistics on the crime.

Sep 15

Botnet discovered on Linux servers

A network of hijacked Linux servers is apparently being used to distribute malicious software to Windows PCs.

Aug 14

Twitter-based Botnet Command Channel

While digging around I found a botnet that uses Twitter as its command and control structure.

May 5

Researchers hijack botnet, score 56,000 passwords in an hour

The Torpig botnet was hijacked by the good guys for ten days earlier this year before its controllers issued an update and took the botnet back.

Apr 23

Researchers Find Massive Botnet On Nearly 2 Million Infected Consumer

More than 70 government-owned domains hit, and nearly half of the overall infections are in the U.S.

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A personal firewall is a firewall designed for an individual PC - usually, but not necessarily, a home computer. Its purpose is to stop hackers gaining access to the computer from the Internet. A personal firewall should also be a...
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