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  • Mega-D sticks it to Storm in spam contest

    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.

  • Spammers arm junk mail with multiple weapons

    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.

  • YouTube hijacked for Storm worm spam

    Spammers are exploiting YouTube's "Invite your Friends" facility to send spam containing a Storm Trojan from the video sharing site.

  • Spam levels hit peak: Security vendors

    Technology managers are struggling with a peak period in spam activity which security vendors say has hit one of its highest points ever.

  • Criminals' botnet more powerful than BlueGene?

    Criminals behind the Storm worm have created a botnet containing millions of PCs, which have a combined computing power greater than the most powerful supercomputer in existence.

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  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Limelight kills botnets better than cops do

    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.

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