Cybercriminals are downsizing their botnets to try and trick software security companies.
A botnet used solely to send junk e-mail promoting penis enlargement products has taken over from the Storm botnet as the most prolific sender of spam, according to security researchers.
New Zealand Police this week swooped on an alleged botnet operator in New Zealand, who the FBI claims had illegal control over one million computers.
The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according to Joe Stewart, a researcher from managed security services company SecureWorks.
Opportunistic spammers are increasingly posting additional threats, such as links to malware, within the body of their unsolicited e-mail messages, according to new findings by Internet security company Marshal Software.
Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.
The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
You can't hear them and you can't see them, but be warned, bots are all around us and they do have a search-and-destroy attitude that could be the death of your business.
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