It’s an international tug-of-war: Russia also wants to extradite Peter Levashov By Richard Chirgwin The 36-year-old Russian accused of herding pump-and-dump spambots will be tried in America, following a decision…
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Next-gen IoT botnet Hajime nearly 300K strong
Impact could rival Mirai if it ever gets used. By Tim Greene The Hajime botnet is nearly 300,000 strong, making it a latent threat nearly as powerful as the notorious…
'Benign' worm seeks out vulnerable smart devices
A “benign” worm is scouring the net seeking out poorly protected smart gadgets. CCTV systems, routers, digital video recorders and other internet-of-things (IoT) devices are now believed to be harbouring…
Trojan source code leak poised to spur new online banking attacks
Nuclear Bot’s author releases its source code publicly for other cybercriminals to use. By Lucian Constantin The source code for a new Trojan program that targets banking services has been…
Did you know: Crimelords behind DDoS attacks offer customer loyalty points?
Tweaking business models for greater 404 kerching By John Leyden The DDoS attack business has advanced to the point that running an attack can cost as little as $7 an…
185,000-plus Wi-Fi cameras on the web with insecure admin panels
Just unplug them now before someone writes a botnet, okay? By Richard Chirgwin Get ready for the next camera-botnet: a Chinese generic wireless webcam sold under more than 1,200 brands…