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IronPort research reveals link between malware botnets and illegal online pharmaceutical supply chain

IronPort Systems, a leading provider of enterprise spam, virus, and spyware protection and a Cisco Systems subsidiary, revealed a link between malware botnets and illegal pharmaceutical supply chain businesses that recruit botnets to send spam that promote their websites.

IronPort research reveals link between malware botnets and illegal online pharmaceutical supply chain

IronPort Systems, a leading provider of enterprise spam, virus, and spyware protection and a Cisco Systems subsidiary, today revealed a link between malware botnets and illegal pharmaceutical supply chain businesses that recruit botnets to send spam that promote their websites.

How botnets use 'bullet-proof' domains

That's largely due to an increased use of methods people use to obscure the domain by constantly mapping to different bots within the network, according to a recently released study (PDF).

'Fast-flux' domains help botnets evade capture

That's largely due to an increased use of methods people use to obscure the domain by constantly mapping to different bots within the network, according to a recently released study.

DDoS + Web2.0 == Buckets o' Traffic

Categories: Botnets, Governments, Denial of Service (DoS), Estonia, Web 2.0, Social Networking Applications

Norwegian BitTorrent tracker under DDoS attack, attackers claim to have compromised it too

Categories: Hackers, Botnets, Black Hat, Piracy, Privacy, Passwords, Denial of Service (DoS), Malware

Firefox rushes out fix for password manager bug

Categories: Patch Watch, Browsers, Botnets, Exploit code, Data theft, Pen testing, Mozilla, Google, Firefox, Passwords, Denial of Service (DoS), Malware, Google Chrome

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA--again

Categories: Hackers, Microsoft, Spam and Phishing, Botnets, Phishing, Complex Attacks, Malware, Research

Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack

Categories: Hackers, Browsers, Spam and Phishing, Botnets, Google, Passwords, Adobe, Flash, Anti Virus, Malware, Web 2.0, Social Networking Applications

Nokia and Sun confirm S40, Java ME vulnerabilities

Categories: Hackers, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Responsible disclosure, Botnets, Exploit code, Data theft, Pen testing, Passwords, Java, Arbitrary Code Execution, Complex Attacks, Mobile (In)Security, Malware, Research

Google releases open-source crypto toolkit

Categories: Patch Watch, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Punditocracy, Botnets, Exploit code, Pen testing, Google, Arbitrary Code Execution, Kernel-level Exploits, Locally Running Web Servers, Malware, Web Applications, Research

Cyber Security Technology Links

What makes three of today's largest botnets tick, what they're after – and a peek at the 'next' Storm

Ryan Naraine: Firefox + NoScript vs Clickjacking

Categories: Hackers, Apple, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Responsible disclosure, Botnets, Exploit code, Data theft, Pen testing, Passwords, Phishing, Adobe, Flash, Arbitrary Code Execution, Complex Attacks, Malware, Web Applications, Web 2.0

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys

Categories: Patch Watch, Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Botnets, Exploit code, Data theft, Open source, Pen testing, Metasploit, Arbitrary Code Execution, Kernel-level Exploits, Locally Running Web Servers, Complex Attacks, Research

Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome's security tidbits

Categories: Patch Watch, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Apple, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms, Data theft, Open source, Mozilla, Google, Firefox, Phishing, Arbitrary Code Execution, Malware

Clickjacking: Scary new cross-browser exploit

Categories: Patch Watch, Zero-day attacks, Microsoft, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Responsible disclosure, Botnets, Exploit code, Mozilla, Google, Firefox, Java, eBay, Adobe, Flash, Arbitrary Code Execution, Locally Running Web Servers, Complex Attacks, Malware, Research, Google Chrome

Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws

Categories: Patch Watch, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Responsible disclosure, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms, Data theft, Open source, Pen testing, Mozilla, Firefox, Passwords, Java, Arbitrary Code Execution, Malware

Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws

Categories: Patch Watch, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Browsers, Vulnerability research, Responsible disclosure, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms, Data theft, Open source, Pen testing, Mozilla, Firefox, Passwords, Java, Arbitrary Code Execution, Malware

Anatomy of a Spam Virus

According to the Don’t Bounce Spam organization, spammers have become very sophisticated in the way they manage their botnets , and the SpamThru Trojan is the leading example. In at least one case the botnet consisted of over 73,000 computers.

Teen Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud

Jason M. Milmont faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for felony unauthorized access to a computer to further a fraud. The charge stems from Milmont's alleged security compromise of 5,000 to 15,000 computers by modifying the file-sharing program LimeWire. Users who downloaded the software were infected with botnets.

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