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botnet activity in H1 2018: Multifunctional bots becoming more widespread

Kaspersky Lab researchers have published a report on botnet activity in the first half of 2018, analysing more than 150 malware families and their modifications circulating through 600,000 botnets around... more

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Cyber security: The targeted attack landscape in 2016

A new cyber security report revealed new levels of ambition in 2016, a year marked by extraordinary attacks, including multi-million dollar virtual bank heists, overt attempts to disrupt the US electoral process by state-sponsored groups, and some of the biggest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on record powered by a botnet of Internet of Things [...]

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How the Dridex malware ring was taken down

Thanks to an international law enforcement operation, the ultra-virulent Dridex malware and related botnet have been disrupted as the US’s DOJ targets a Moldovan man in connection with Dridex malware thefts. But what was crucial to the takedown – and for any such future efforts – was the unprecedented level of collaboration among financial services firms [...]

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