Is the Internet safe? Jim Bidzos, who organized the first RSA conference in 1991, says most consumers don't think so.
Tags: VeriSign, cloud computing, botnet, DOS, RSA Conference

Internet security experts say massive botnet attack impacted computers in more than 190 countries and more than half of the world's 1,000 largest companies.
Tags: security, hackers, botnet, Panda Security, Mariposa

Microsoft proposes throwing malware-infected PCs into quarantine and denying them Internet access. The company also announces availability for its new identity management product.
Tags: Microsoft, malware, security, botnet, RSA

The botnet infected 12.7 million PCs and spread to more than 190 countries.
Tags: malware, international, PC, botnet, bot

Many experts question whether Microsoft's action will have any impact on spam levels.
Tags: Microsoft, malware, spam, botnet, Waledac

But what can users do to disinfect hundreds of thousands of compromised computers worldwide, even as Microsoft suspends nearly 300 rogue Internet domains?
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The newly discovered botnet targets routers and DSL modems.
Tags: malware, botnet, routers, researchers, bot

The computers were infected by the 'Kneber' botnet.
Tags: botnet, trojan, online banking, Zeus, NetWitness

So-called "Kneber" botnet collects log-in credentials to online financial systems, social networking sites, and e-mail systems to steal corporate and government data.
Tags: botnet, spyware, Zeus, cyber security, cyber attacks

The SpyEye bot kit includes a "Zeus killer" feature.
Tags: malware, security, botnet, kit, bot

The site has tracked more than 2,800 botnet command and control servers in its first year.
Tags: malware, servers, botnet, trojan, Zeus

A massive flood of requests is being made over the sites' SSL port.
Tags: PayPal, botnet, cyberattack, SSL, bot

Arbor Networks' fifth annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report says botnet-driven attacks are the leading problem facing service providers.
Tags: security, survey, botnet, DDOS, network

The CPAN Testers' server has been aggressively scanned by 20-30 bots every few seconds.
Tags: server, botnet, cyberattack, denial of service, perl

The action is a result of collaborative effort between Neustar and ISPs.
Tags: servers, ISP, spam, botnet, Neustar

The Shadowserver Foundation and the Conficker Working Group say that nearly a million Conficker-infected computers disappeared on January 1.
Tags: data, stats, PHP, botnet, Conficker

How a team of security researchers managed to bring down a 250,000-pronged botnet.
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The ShadowServer Foundation reports that 7 million machines are now infected with the Conficker/Downadup worm.
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Recent updates to the Zeus botnet kit are keeping the threat alive and growing.
Tags: virus, security, botnet, Zeus, kit

Mal/Bredo-A is a bot, allowing infected computers to be controlled as part of a botnet.
Tags: security, botnet, index, page