Security News

Hacker Who Used Linux Botnet to Send Millions of Spam Emails Pleads Guilty (The Hackers News)
2017-03-29 03:47

A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in illicit profit has finally entered a guilty plea in the United States and is going to...

Fraudsters Using GiftGhostBot Botnet to Steal Gift Card Balances (The Hackers News)
2017-03-25 07:05

Gift cards have once again caused quite a headache for retailers, as cyber criminals are using a botnet to break into and steal cash from money-loaded gift cards provided by major retailers around...

How the Necurs botnet influences the stock market (Help Net Security)
2017-03-22 14:00

After a three-months-long partial hiatus, the Necurs botnet is back to flinging spam emails left and right. But unlike before the break, when it was mostly delivering the infamous Locky ransomware...