Topic: Spyware and Adware
Summary Box: Huge 'botnet' only slowed by takedown
AP News
Summary Box: Limb of huge `botnet' of virus-infected PCs is amputated, but criminals reconnectBOTNET AMPUTATED: An Internet provider thought to be helping spread malicious software was taken down, apparently cutting criminals off from millions of personal computers under their control. SHORT VICTORY: Less than a day later the criminals still ...
India, Mexico, Brazil have most Mariposa bots
SC Magazine
The Mariposa botnet infected PCs from almost every country around the world, making it one of the largest networks of compromised computers ever seen.An analysis of the dismantled Mariposa botnet has revealed that it consisted of 13 million infected PCs spanning 190 countries and 31,901 cities worldwide, according ...
Malware Threat for 'Smart Phone' Users
consumeraffairs.com
Smart phone attacks could be worse than assaults on personal computersBad enough that you have to worry about attacks on your computer. Now, researchers say the same type of malware can go after smart mobile phones. These assaults, they warn, could potentially cause a phone to eavesdrop on a meeting ...
Critical Infrastructure encounters the most web malware, report
SC Magazine
<div id="subtitle">Companies in the energy and oil sectors experienced a 356 percent higher rate of data-theft trojans in 2009 compared to other verticals, according to Scan Safe's newly released Global Threat Report.</div><div><p>Critical infrastructure organizations, such ...
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