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Botnet

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Name: Botnet

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Threats and Opportunities Growing in Cybersecurity

The federal government will spend about $10 billion on cybersecurity in fiscal year 2013. That number could grow to $13 billion in fiscal year 2014. For most federal agencies, cybersecurity is one hot-button issue that will not soon disappear. Determining ... [Published National Defense Magazine - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Cyber Security, DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Botnet, Search Engine Optimization, Defense Information Systems Agency

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Barracuda Firewall Release Spurs Upmarket Push

Barracuda Networks Inc. is continuing its upward push into new markets. This time, the Campbell, Calif.-based networking security company is making new inroads in the enterprise space with the latest version of its Web application firewall. And it’s hook ... [Published Channelnomics - May 17 2013]

Entities: Barracuda, Web Application, Push

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Napster

This Botnet is No Pushdo-ver

In our recent little ditty on Network-based Threat Intelligence , we mentioned a bit about how resilience has become a major area of focus for command and control networks. The recent rising of the Pushdo botnet from the ashes for the fourth time ... [Published Security Bloggers Network - May 17 2013]

Entities: Botnet, Malware, C2 Command & Control, Mike Rothman, Napster

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Music and lights could trigger malware

Pulling out your phone in a cinema or a room with flickering lights could be enough to trigger malicious software on your smartphone, researchers have found.Mobiles infected with hidden malware could be "triggered" if their in-built sensors – microphones, ... [Published PC Pro - May 17 2013]

Entities: Malware, Smartphone, Botnet

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Microsoft Corporation

Q&A: Microsoft’s TJ Campana

REDMOND, Wash.–The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit has been spearheading botnet takedowns and other anti-cybercrime operations for many years, and it has had remarkable success. But the cybercrime problem isn’t going away anytime soon, so the DCU is ... [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Microsoft Corporation, Botnet, Threat Intelligence, Cybercrime, Anti-Cybercrime

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Group-IB Exclusive details on Kangoo botnet that hit Australian banks

Group-IB researchers have detected a new botnet named Kangoo that infected more than 150 000 machines mainly targeting Australian banks. Group-IB researchers have detected a new botnet named Kangoo that infected more than 150 000 machines, specialists ... [Published Security Affairs - May 17 2013]

Entities: Group-IB, Botnet, Cybercrime, Malware, Kangoo Botnet

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bank Account Logins for Sale, Courtesy of Citadel Botnet

Financial theft is one of the most lucrative forms of cybercrime. Malware authors continue to deliver sophisticated tools and techniques to unlock online bank accounts. Attackers design and develop botnets to perform financial fraud, targeting banks ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 17 2013]

Entities: Botnet, McAfee Labs, ZeuS Botnet

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 6 reports

Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts

p>Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early 2007 and ... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Botnet, Malware, Spam, SpyEye Trojan, ZeuS Botnet

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pushdo Botnet Morphs To Elude Hunters

U.S., other national government agencies, contractors and military networks found housing new Pushdo bots as botnet adds stealthier features to evade detection, takedown ... [Published Dark Reading - All Stories - May 16 2013]

Entities: Botnet, government agencies, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

British LulzSec hackers hear jail doors slam shut for years

Three British members of the notorious LulzSec hacktivist crew and a hacker affiliate were sentenced today for a series of attacks against targets including Sony, News International, the CIA and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency. The youngest of ... [Published The Register - May 16 2013]

Entities: LulzSec, Computer Hacker, Computer Hacking

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Home Business Online Banking

Online banking is a real time saver for home businesses; you can see your account and all your transactions at the click of a mouse, whenever you want. No more having to take time away from your home business to stand in a lunchtime queue at your local ... [Published IHubbub - May 16 2013]

Entities: Online Banking, Internet Security, Botnet, Cybercrime

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts

A new Pushdo malware variant uses domain generation techniques to call home if normal communications fail, researchers say IDG News Service - Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its ... [Published Computerworld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Malware, Botnet, ZeuS Botnet, C2 Command & Control, Security

Quotes

...Ragib Hasan. "We devote a lot of our efforts towards securing traditional communication channels. But when bad guys use such hidden and unexpected methods to communicate, it is difficult if not impossible to detect that."

Music and lights could trigger malware [Published PC Pro - May 17 2013]

"We have no idea who Avunit is," writes Mikko Hypponen, CRO at Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure. "We have no identity. We don't even know which continent he is from."

Who is the mystery sixth member of LulzSec? [Published The Register - May 17 2013]

..."I don't think this is end," he says. "It may not be next week, but I would be surprised if we did not see attacks resume the week after that."

DDoS: Is Phase 3 Over? [Published Bank Info Security - May 17 2013]

He says this shows that even private companies can have an impact on cyber crime. "Ultimately, we aim for a nearly instant reaction. From realising there is an infection, to notifying our customers and giving them a tool to fix it; we'd like to reduce [this process] to a matter of minutes. Close the loop from identification, to notification, to remediation."

Disrupting cyber crime [Published IT Web - May 17 2013]

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Threats and Opportunities Growing in Cybersecurity [Published National Defense Magazine - 22 hours ago]
Barracuda Firewall Release Spurs Upmarket Push [Published Channelnomics - May 17 2013]
FBI?s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
US Authorities Seize Bitcoin Operator Accounts [Published Security Week - May 17 2013]
This Botnet is No Pushdo-ver [Published Security Bloggers Network - May 17 2013]
This Botnet is No Pushdo-ver [Published Securosis Highlights - May 17 2013]
Music and lights could trigger malware [Published PC Pro - May 17 2013]
Q&A: Microsoft’s TJ Campana [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 17 2013]
Barracuda Tackles Botnets With Updated Web Appl... [Published Security Bloggers Network - May 17 2013]
Barracuda Tackles Botnets With Updated Web Appl... [Published Dark Reading - All Stories - May 17 2013]
Who is the mystery sixth member of LulzSec? [Published The Register - May 17 2013]
DDoS: Is Phase 3 Over? [Published Bank Info Security - May 17 2013]
Who is the mystery sixth member of LulzSec? [Published The Register - Security - May 17 2013]
Disrupting cyber crime [Published IT Web - May 17 2013]
Trying to kill undead Pushdo zombies? Hard luck... [Published The Register - May 17 2013]
ESET Uncovers Cyber Espionage Campaign Targetin... [Published Security Week - May 17 2013]
How hackers attacked computers for lau... [Published IOL - May 17 2013]
British LulzSec hackers handed jail terms [Published The Money Times - May 17 2013]
Group-IB Exclusive details on Kangoo botnet tha... [Published Security Affairs - May 17 2013]
Bank Account Logins for Sale, Courtesy of Citad... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 17 2013]
At Microsoft, a Sharpened Focus on Cybercrime [Published Goldstein Report - May 17 2013]
DNS DDoS attacks skyrocket [Published IT News Australia - May 17 2013]
Estonia, six years later [Published Arbor SERT - May 17 2013]
LulzSec trial: sentence handed down for UK hackers [Published Heise Security - May 17 2013]
LulzSec Members Sentenced to Prison Time [Published Tech News Daily - May 17 2013]
Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilie... [Published Security - Infoworld - May 16 2013]
Pushdo Botnet Morphs To Elude Hunters [Published Dark Reading - All Stories - May 16 2013]
At Microsoft, a Sharpened Focus on Cybercrime [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 16 2013]
Judge in London sentences LulzSec members [Published SC Magazine US - May 16 2013]
LulzSec members sent to prison for infamous DDo... [Published Techworld.com - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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This Botnet is No Pushdo-ver [Published Security Bloggers Network - May 17 2013] In our recent little ditty on Network-based Threat Intelligence , we mentioned a bit about how resilience has become a major area of focus for command and control networks. The recent rising of the Pushdo botnet from the ashes for the fourth time ...
This Botnet is No Pushdo-ver [Published Securosis Highlights - May 17 2013] In our recent little ditty on Network-based Threat Intelligence , we mentioned a bit about how resilience has become a major area of focus for command and control networks. The recent rising of the Pushdo botnet from the ashes for the fourth time ...
Q&A: Microsoft’s TJ Campana [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 17 2013] REDMOND, Wash.–The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit has been spearheading botnet takedowns and other anti-cybercrime operations for many years, and it has had remarkable success. But the cybercrime problem isn’t going away anytime soon, so the DCU is ...
Barracuda Tackles Botnets With Updated Web Appl... [Published Security Bloggers Network - May 17 2013] Web Application Firewall, version 7.8, aimed at reducing impact of automated attack attempts from botnets ...
Barracuda Tackles Botnets With Updated Web Appl... [Published Dark Reading - All Stories - May 17 2013] Web Application Firewall, version 7.8, aimed at reducing impact of automated attack attempts from botnets ...

Press Releases

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APWG Report: Cybercriminals Perfect Mass Attack... [Published Business Wire - Apr 25 2013]
International Summit in Buenos Aires Aims to Co... [Published Business Wire - Apr 22 2013]
6Scan Offers Web Hosts Free Security Fix for Wo... [Published Business Wire - Apr 18 2013]
Fortinet(R)'s FortiGuard Threat Landscape Resea... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 10 2013]
Kindsight Empowers Internet Service Providers t... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Feb 26 2013]