First computer crime conviction in the former Soviet republic A cybercrook who established a 30 million computer strong botnet has been jailed for four years in Armenia .…
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Armenia jails Bredolab botmaster for 4 years
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Number-munching clouds are godsend for cybercrooks – experts
Perfect platform for password forcing, DDoS attacks Cloud computing providers came under fire today from security experts who blamed them for giving cyber-criminals the tools to launch attacks more easily, efficiently and anonymously than ever before.…
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Number-munching clouds are godsend for cybercrooks – experts
Kelihos zombies erupt from mass graves after botnet massacre
Pumping spam, entering backdoors again almost right away Security researchers have warned that the resurrected Kelihos botnet blasted off the face of the web yesterday is still alive.…
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Kelihos zombies erupt from mass graves after botnet massacre
Sality botnet takedown plans posted online
Valid attack could seize infected machines Updated A self-describer “law-abiding citizen” has posted attack plans against the Sality botnet on the Full Disclosure security mailing list, along with a tongue-in-cheek warning not to enact them since that would be illegal.…
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Sality botnet takedown plans posted online
Feds cuff KISS rock star’s DDoS suspect
Bloke accused of flooding Gene Simmons’ website The FBI has arrested a man suspected of taking part in a DDoS attack that smashed KISS bassist and reality telly star Gene Simmons’ web site off the internet.…
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Feds cuff KISS rock star’s DDoS suspect
UK cops: ‘We thwarted Royal Wedding web attack plot’
Kid cuffed in DDoS probe UK cybercops have claimed credit for preventing attempts to blast the official Royal Wedding website offline in April, following the arrest of a teenager suspected of masterminding the attack.
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UK cops: ‘We thwarted Royal Wedding web attack plot’