Security News

Mazar Bot Actively Targeting Android Devices (Threatpost)
2016-02-15 13:00

Researchers at Heimdal Security report public attacks against Android devices using the Mazar bot, which was advertised months ago in a Russian cybercrime forum.

Attackers Dropping Kasidet Bot via Office Macros (Threatpost)
2016-02-01 18:07

The bot Kasidet, also known as Neutrino, is being spread via macros in Microsoft Office documents.

Bot fraud will net criminals $7.2bn from advertising budgets in 2016 (SC Magazine)
2016-01-21 19:26

Bot Fraud to Cost Advertisers $7 Billion in 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-01-20 13:19

Mitigating fraud has long been an uphill battle for the online advertising world and numbers released Tuesday indicate it’s been a pricey one.

Ad-clicking bots predicted to rip US$7.2 billion from Mad Men (The Register)
2016-01-20 08:11

Rise of automation: Battle of the bots (Help Net Security)
2016-01-20 07:45

As outlined in the Global Application and Network Security Report 2015-2016, Radware found that throughout 2015, no industry was immune to cyber attacks, and few were prepared. In 2016, attacks are...

Exploit kits throw Flash bash party, invite Crypt0l0cker, spam bots (The Register)
2016-01-11 09:10

2016 Could See Google Challenge WhatsApp With Chat Bots (Forbes)
2015-12-23 18:53

2015 Bot Traffic Report: Humans Take Back the Web (Reddit)
2015-12-12 08:25

Data breaches and bots are driving cybercrime surge (Help Net Security)
2015-11-13 07:21

From July to September, ThreatMetrix detected more than 90 million attempted attacks across industries, representing a 20 percent increase over the previous quarter. This increase in attacks can large...