Security News

Research into Twitter Bots (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-27 12:18

There are a lot of them. In a world where the number of fans, friends, followers, and likers are social currency -- and where the number of reposts is a measure of popularity -- this kind of...

Fraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily (Threatpost)
2016-12-20 14:00

An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue.

Zeus Variant ‘Floki Bot’ Targets PoS Data (Threatpost)
2016-12-07 20:26

Researchers have observed an uptick in attacks against US, Canadian and Brazilian banks and insurance firms using the banking malware Floki Bot.

Mirai Bots More Than Double Since Source Code Release (Threatpost)
2016-10-19 13:00

Level 3 Communications said the Mirai botnet has recruited close to 500,000 IoT devices since the malware’s source code was released.