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Microsoft today announced that it has successfully disrupted the botnet network of the Necurs malware, which has infected more than 9 million computers globally, and also hijacked the majority of its infrastructure.
The latest botnet takedown was the … Continue reading Microsoft Hijacks Necurs Botnet that Infected 9 Million PCs Worldwide
WPA3, the new iteration of the Wireless Protected Access (WPA) standard announced earlier this year, has now been added to the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi certification program. This is a major step toward its adoption because wireless device manufac… Continue reading Wireless Security: The Next Step, WPA3, Is Ready for Prime Time
Necurs, one of the largest and long-lived spam botnets that’s still in operation today, has received an update that could help it evade spam filters. The new trick, observed by researchers from Trend Micro, consists of spam emails with .zip atta… Continue reading Large Necurs Botnet Uses New Spam Detection Evasion Trick
Spain’s National Court ruled on Tuesday to extradite a 36-year-old Russian computer programmer, accused by American authorities of malicious hacking offences, to the United States, according to a court document.
Peter Yuryevich Levashov, also known as Peter Severa, was arrested in April this year when he was travelling with his family to Barcelona, Spain from his home in Russia—a country
Continue reading Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Spam King to the United States
A massive database of 630 million email addresses used by a spambot to send large amounts of spam to has been published online in what appears to be one of the biggest data dumps of its kind.
A French security researcher, who uses online handle Benkow… Continue reading Over 711 Million Email Addresses Exposed From SpamBot Server
A Russian computer hacker arrested over the weekend in Barcelona was apparently detained for his role in a massive computer botnet, and not for last year’s US presidential election hack as reported by the Russian media.
Peter Yuryevich Levashov, 32-years-old Russian computer programmer, suspected of operating the Kelihos botnet — a global network of over 100,000 infected computers that was
Continue reading U.S. Takes Down Kelihos Botnet After Its Russian Operator Arrested in Spain
Update (Tuesday, April 11): The arrest of a Russian man in Spain was apparently for his role in Kelihos botnet responsible for sending hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide.
A Russian computer hacker and alleged spam kingpin was arrested in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday reportedly over suspicion of being involved in hacking attacks linked to alleged interference in last year’s United
Continue reading Suspected Kelihos Botnet Operator Arrested in Spain
Researchers say the Necurs spam botnet is limping back into action with two new campaigns that could be the telltale signs of a future full-scale attack. Continue reading Necurs Botnet Limps Back into Action After Lull