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US dismantles chinese-linked Botnet Flax Typhoon targeting critical infras
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The United States has identified and dismantled a botnet campaign orchestrated by hackers linked to China, aimed at infiltrating American infrastructure and various internet-connected devices, Voice of America reported.
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US sanctions 3 Chinese nationals, 3 Thai entities over cyberfraud linked t
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 28 designated three individuals, Yunhe Wang, Jingping Liu, and Yanni Zheng, for their activities associated with the malicious botnet tied to the residential proxy service known as 911 S5. OFAC also sanctioned
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Akamai Data reveals increase in cyber attacks driven by online holiday sho
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, April 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Akamai Technologies, Inc., the world's most trusted solution to power and protect digital experiences, released today new data detailing the prevalence of malicious botnet attacks during the holiday season in Asia.
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K7 Computing joins hands with Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CER
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): K7 Computing Private Limited, an Indian firm developing international award-winning cyber security products, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronic
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Microsoft, law enforcement agencies disrupt world's largest online crimina
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Microsoft and partners across 35 countries have taken coordinated legal and technical steps to disrupt one of the world's most prolific botnets called Necurs which had infected more than nine million computers worldwide.
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DDoS attacks almost double in Q4 2019 compared to previous year, with busi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): An analysis has revealed that the number of attacks blocked by Kaspersky DDoS Protection in Q4 2018 amounts to only 56 per cent of attacks detected in Q4 2019. Further investigation of botnet activity reveals that around 28 per cent of attacks happened on
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New botnet sends sextortion emails asking bitcoins in ransom
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 16 (ANI): Check Point researchers have discovered that an existing botnet is now using a new trick to nab victims using sextortion emails for bitcoins in ransom.
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Maharashtra Government issues advisory on 'Reaper' botnet
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 27 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Friday issued a security advisory regarding the recent outbreak of 'Reaper' botnet across the globe.
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'Mining' botnets infected with malware looting several PCs: Kaspersky
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab's Anti-Malware Research team identified two botnets made of computers infected with malware, which silently installs cryptocurrency miners - legitimate software used to 'mine' virtual currencies based on blockchain technology, resulting in a lo
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2017 witnessed 5,000-fold decrease in largest spam botnet mailings
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): According to Kaspersky Lab's Spam and phishing in Q1 2017 report, the world's largest spam botnet and Necurs demonstrated a relative decline in its fraudulent mailshot traffic. In December 2016, Kaspersky Lab's spam traps detected over 35 millio
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300,000 obeying devices: Hajime is conquering the Internet of Things world
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab has published the results of its investigation into the activity of Hajime - a mysterious evolving Internet of Things (IoT) malware that builds a huge peer-to-peer botnet.
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