Read more botnet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18069/botnet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65415/conficker-worms-still-out-there-doing-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn April Fools information apocalypse did not occur, but the widespread Conficker virus that caused so much fear of is still out there, CNN reports. Experts are puzzled over the lack of an attack, but the sheer size of the Conficker infection—5 million computers—yields a clue. “The more...http://www.newser.com/story/65415/conficker-worms-still-out-there-doing-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 15:56:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56947/experts-apples-first-worm-nothing-to-fret-about.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMalware that hijacks Macs has shown up for the first time, but it shouldn't be cause for panic, an expert tells the Globe & Mail . The malware, nicknamed iBotNet, only affects a few thousand users who downloaded a pirated copy of iWork and it's not spreading from computer to computer,...http://www.newser.com/story/56947/experts-apples-first-worm-nothing-to-fret-about.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 7:06:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54924/conficker-worm-date-passes-quietly-so-far.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Conficker worm came to life on its April 1 trigger date but failed to cause any major incidents—so far, Infoworld reports. Fears that the internet itself might be affected have yet to materialize, though experts warn that the malware—estimated to be lying in wait in 10 million...http://www.newser.com/story/54924/conficker-worm-date-passes-quietly-so-far.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 1:57:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54245/worm-set-to-unleash-massive-april-fools-prank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMalware experts are racing to find the authors of the Conficker C worm and limit the damage it seems poised to do beginning April Fool’s Day, CNN reports. Conficker C, the bug’s third iteration since late 2008, has infected between 5 and 10 million computers but so far has not...http://www.newser.com/story/54245/worm-set-to-unleash-massive-april-fools-prank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 14:53:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44562/computer-experts-the-bad-guys-are-winning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere's a war on for your computer and the bad guys are winning, the New York Times reports. Malware that stealthily hijacks a computer to send more malware is spreading like wildfire, and efforts to battle the constantly evolving threat often amount to little more than a game of online...http://www.newser.com/story/44562/computer-experts-the-bad-guys-are-winning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 11:57:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43769/spammers-bounce-back-after-host-shutdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpammers are surging back onto the Internet again, 2 weeks after being dealt a body blow by a server shutdown, CNET News reports. Spam volumes dived 80% after the California-based McColo hosting firm was pulled offline. They remained flat until a few days ago but have now risen to around...http://www.newser.com/story/43769/spammers-bounce-back-after-host-shutdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Nov 2008 8:57:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13080/teen-nabbed-for-26m-net-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe computer ace behind a $26 million worldwide identity theft heist is only 18, police said today, after nabbing New Zealander Owen Whyte. The teen allegedly wrote a ‘spybot’ program which stole financial data from more than a million computers. Police called him “one of the most skilled people in...http://www.newser.com/story/13080/teen-nabbed-for-26m-net-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Dec 2007 17:39:27 CST