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FAQ: The Kneber botnet revealed

Infiltration of Kneber reveals interesting data, but what is the threat?

Feb 18, 2010 3 mins

Cybercrime Malware Network Security

Kneber botnet hit 374 U.S. firms, gov’t agencies

Rival cyber gangs may be teaming up in cyberattacks, says NetWitness

Feb 18, 2010 4 mins

Cybercrime Malware Network Security

Pa. schools spy on students using laptop webcams, claims lawsuit

Class-action suit alleges schools remotely activate webcams on school-issued notebooks

Feb 18, 2010 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Cybercrime Security

Google slapped with class-action lawsuit over Buzz

Florida woman contends that Buzz violates Gmail user privacy rights, federal laws

Feb 18, 2010 3 mins

Cybercrime Data Center Enterprise Applications

Botnet revelation shows darker underbelly of malware

Kneber reveals a complex fault-tolerance mechanism using multiple bots on the same hosts

Feb 18, 2010 4 mins

Network Security Security

Kneber just another botnet?

Kneber is based on ZeuS version 1.2, but look out for version 1.3

Feb 18, 2010 4 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Malware

City of Norfolk hit with code that takes out nearly 800 PCs

The malicious code essentially wiped Windows from the affected machines

Feb 18, 2010 4 mins

Malware Network Security Security

Mozilla patches critical Firefox bugs

No need to update newest edition, Firefox 3.6; flaws already fixed

Feb 18, 2010 3 mins

Cybercrime Network Security SaaS

Microsoft says rootkit caused Windows blue screens

Users may have to reinstall Windows to eradicate the malware

Feb 18, 2010 4 mins

Cybercrime Malware Network Security

Kneber strikes: Over 75,000 systems compromised in cyberattack

Kneber botnet used to gather wide range of corporate, personal data, NetWitness says

Feb 18, 2010 3 mins

Cybercrime Malware Network Security