Massive email based malware campaigns using possibly compromised Godaddy name servers

This is  slightly more difficult post than usual to write. We have been seeing large email based malware campaigns over the last few days. All the emails are coming from a handful of hosting companies/ servers either in Russia, Ukraine or India.   So far that is nothing really unusual. What is difficult to accept is the number of what appear to be legitimate domains  that are sending these emails. There are hundreds, if not thousands of domains involved in these campaigns. Almost all the domains have been registered for many years, some for more than 10 years. That makes it Continue reading →