Tag: botnets
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VB2018 preview: The botnet landscape – live threats and steps for mitigation (Small Talk)
Whether they’re used to send spam, to perform DDoS attacks, or as a proxy network for other kinds of nefarious activities, botnets remain a prominent tool for cybercriminals, and thus a main focus for security researchers. One of the organizations that is at the forefront of such research is Spamhaus : its employees and volunteers…
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VB2018 preview: The botnet landscape – live threats and steps for mitigation (Small Talk)
Whether they’re used to send spam, to perform DDoS attacks, or as a proxy network for other kinds of nefarious activities, botnets remain a prominent tool for cybercriminals, and thus a main focus for security researchers. One of the organizations that is at the forefront of such research is Spamhaus : its employees and volunteers…
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18 months for member of m00p gang
Hacker receives prison sentence. A Scottish man who pleaded guilty last month to ‘causing unauthorized modification to the content of computers’ as part of his involvement in the m00p hacking group has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Today’s sentencing was the culmination of a joint operation between the UK’s Metropolitan Police and Finnish…
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Success in anti-botnet operation
VB Seminar speaker describes how m00p gang member exploited computer users. A Scottish man pleaded guilty last month to ‘causing unauthorized modification to the content of computers’ as part of his involvement in the m00p hacking group. The case was the culmination of a joint operation between the UK’s Metropolitan Police and Finnish authorities who…