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BT updates botnet protection
...business day. Earlier this week Brazilian authorities charged a man for selling access to a 100,000-PC botnet of zombie computers, which could be used to send spam and commit identity theft. Earlier this month Russian hackers tried to create... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/29/232073/bt-updates-botnet-protection.htm
Brazilian charged for leasing out PC botnet to attackers
...attackers Brazilian authorities have charged a man for allegedly selling access to a 100,000-PC botnet of zombie computers. The authorities have charged Abreu Neto, 35, for conspiring to cause damage to computers around the world... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/26/231977/brazilian-charged-for-leasing-out-pc-botnet-to-attackers.htm
Dutch authorities clamp down on web criminals
...spammer then used the addresses and a network of zombie computers to send out billions of spam e-mails on behalf...around £36,000 in 14 months from the operation. Zombie computers are machines remotely controlled by hackers without... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/02/05/221624/dutch-authorities-clamp-down-on-web-criminals.htm
Korean programmers arrested for massive spam operation
...arrested a man suspected of running a network of zombie computers or bots, believed to have been used to send out 18 million spam messages a day. Zombie computers are taken over by remote attackers without their... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/31/221500/korean-programmers-arrested-for-massive-spam-operation.htm
China is leading zombie host
... While the US remained the number one rogue state in terms of cyber-crime activity, Symantec said 26% of all zombie computers were located in China, the highest total by far. Trojans constituted 45% of the top 50 malicious code samples... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/03/20/222540/china-is-leading-zombie-host.htm
US has lessons for Britain on e-crime punishment
...the report's authors found two gaps. Firstly, it is not an offence in itself to hire a botnet, a network of zombie computers used for distributing spam email and viruses. Vernon Coaker, minister for crime reduction, argued this was similar... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/08/24/226382/us-has-lessons-for-britain-on-e-crime-punishment.htm
New image spam sneaks into inboxes
...botnets globally, Alperovitch said. Botnets have doubled over the last six months, increasing from 250,000 new zombie computers coming online and participating to more than 500,000. Mike Rothman, president and principal analyst of Atlanta... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/27/223534/new-image-spam-sneaks-into-inboxes.htm
Malware spreader given five years’ jail
...to the sites restored, prosecutors said. The court heard that Ancheta made money by installing adware on the zombie computers, and using the proceeds to pay for computer servers to carry out additional attacks, new clothes and a luxury BMW... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/05/09/215858/malware-spreader-given-five-years-jail.htm
Qwest threatens customers with £3 fine for each spam message sent
...professional spammers, the rate of bot infections is rapidly going up and is a serious problem in the US. Bots are “zombie” computers infected with rogue code by remote attackers so they can use the machines to distribute spam and other malware without... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/01/10/213603/qwest-threatens-customers-with-3-fine-for-each-spam-message.htm
Sophos unleashes zombie hunter
...over by remote hackers. Zombie computers are used by hackers and fraudsters...of all spam originates from zombie computers. It has launched ZombieAlert...firms which become affected by zombie computers on their network, and to stop... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/07/14/210869/sophos-unleashes-zombie-hunter.htm
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Zombie computers 'on the rise'
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Spain and United States Top Global Ranking of Bot-Infected Computers, According to PandaLabs
...PandaLabs, "Along with rogueware, botnets and zombie computers have increased by more than 30 percent so far this...real culprit. The problem is that owners of these zombie computers will be committing crimes without realizing it... http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/69274412.html
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