News tagged ‘botnet’
Monday, 15 Apr 2013
Attack on WordPress Sites Spawns Super Botnet
Security analysts have detected an on-going attack on computers and servers running the WordPress blogging applications. Confirmed by three separate web hosting services, the assailants are using brute force attacks to steal administrative credentials for themselves.
Friday, 20 Jul 2012
World's Third Largest Spam Botnet Taken Down
Grum, which is recognized as the world's third largest spam botnet, has been taken down thanks to the efforts of security firm FireEye.
Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012
Apple Working Towards Flashback Solution
Flashback malware has finally become a big enough security threat that even Apple has acknowledged its impact, and has announced that it is hard at work on a solution.
Monday, 9 Apr 2012
The Fallout from Flashback Malware
While Apple might have been able to bring the recent Flashback malware under control, web security experts are now releasing details detailing the extent of damage caused.
