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ZeuS Botnet Still Mutating, Still on the Move
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| New capabilities are strengthening the ZeuS
| botnet, which criminals use to steal
| financial credentials and execute
| unauthorized transactions in online banking,
| automated clearing house (ACH) networks and
| payroll systems. The latest version of this
| cybercrime toolkit, which starts at about
| $3,000, offers a $10,000 module that can let
| attackers completely take control of a
| compromised PC.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/191471/zeus_botnet_still_mutating_still_on_the_move.html?tk=rss_news
ZeuS botnet code keeps getting better for criminals
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| New capabilities are strengthening the ZeuS
| botnet, which criminals use to steal
| financial credentials and execute
| unauthorized transactions in online banking,
| automated clearing house (ACH) networks and
| payroll systems. The latest version of this
| cybercrime toolkit, which starts at about
| $3,000, offers a $10,000 module that can let
| attackers completely take control of a
| compromised PC.
|
| [...]
|
| The Windows-based ZeuS Trojan software,
| which takes up about 50,000 bytes on a
| compromised Windows-based computer, is
| designed to plunder accounts in North
| American and United Kingdom banking systems
| via the victim's computer. The criminal
| might be located a continent away, directing
| unauthorized transfers of funds to accounts
| through elaborate command-and-control
| systems.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9169738/ZeuS_botnet_code_keeps_getting_better_8230_for_criminals?source=rss_news
Zeus Botnet Dealt a Blow as ISP Troyak Knocked out
http://www.pcworld.com/article/191204/zeus_botnet_dealt_a_blow_as_isp_troyak_knocked_out.html?tk=rss_news
After Takedown, Botnet-linked ISP Troyak Resurfaces
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| Zeus is a botnet kit used by a large number
| of cybercriminals. Researchers have counted
| 249 Zeus command-and-control servers to
| date. Another Internet service provider
| named Group 3 was also knocked offline
| Wednesday. It has not been reconnected,
| however.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/191245/after_takedown_botnetlinked_isp_troyak_resurfaces.html?tk=rss_news
Estonian DDoS revenge worm crafter jailed
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| An Estonian virus writer has been jailed for
| two and a half years for creating a Windows
| worm family that launched denial of service
| attacks on the websites of a local insurance
| firm and ISP.
|
| Artur Boiko, 44, was convicted by a jury of
| creating the Allaple worm and sentenced to
| two years and seven months following a
| trial. Boiko pleaded not guilty but
| prosecutors persuaded the jury that he
| became a malware author in late 2006 to seek
| revenge against insurance firm IF following
| a dispute over a rejected car accident
| insurance claim.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/11/allaple_ddos_vxer_jailed/
Homeland Security is recruiting new cyber-warriors
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| Department of Homeland Security Janet
| Napolitano said during a keynote speech
| today that her agency has new authority to
| beef up the department's team of cyber-
| warriors and couldn't help making her pitch
| before the thousands of security experts in
| the room.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=58417
FBI Embeds Cyber-investigators in Ukraine, Estonia
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| Hoping to catch cybercrooks, the U.S.
| Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun
| embedding agents with law enforcement
| agencies in Estonia, the Ukraine and the
| Netherlands.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/190837/fbi_embeds_cyberinvestigators_in_ukraine_estonia.html?tk=rss_news
Professor Gets Money For Cybersecurity Research
http://www.wibw.com/localnews/headlines/87454562.html
New Internet Explorer Flaw Revealed
http://www.pcworld.com/article/190408/new_internet_explorer_flaw_revealed.html?tk=rss_news
Microsoft Warns of New Bug Affecting IE Users
http://www.pcworld.com/article/190463/microsoft_warns_of_new_bug_affecting_ie_users.html?tk=rss_news
Microsoft warns of new IE bug; attacks under way
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/339014/microsoft_warns_new_ie_bug_attacks_under_way?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
IE Zero-day Exploit Code Goes Public
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| Exploit code for the unpatched bug in
| Internet Explorer was published on the Web
| yesterday, a step security pros said earlier
| would be the precursor to widespread
| attacks.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/191268/ie_zero_day_exploit.html?tk=rss_news
McAfee inadvertently speeds creation of Metaploit IE exploit pack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/12/ie_metasploit_0day_flaw/
Chinese Hack Attacks Said Likely to Recur
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| Recent Internet attacks from China against
| Google and other U.S. companies will more
| than double this year if the pace during the
| first two months continues, a security
| expert says.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/190963/chinese_hack_attacks_said_likely_to_recur.html?tk=rss_news
US expert: Chinese gov't likely behind massive cyberattacks
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| The Chinese government is likely behind
| recent cyberattacks on U.S. government Web
| sites and on U.S. companies in an apparent
| effort to quash criticism of the government
| there, an expert on U.S. and Chinese
| relations said Wednesday.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/339172/us_expert_chinese_gov_t_likely_behind_massive_cyberattacks?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
FBI Director: Hackers Have Corrupted Valuable Data
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| Hackers breaking into businesses and
| government agencies with targeted attacks
| have not only stolen intellectual property,
| in some cases they have corrupted data too,
| the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of
| Investigation said Thursday.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/190869/fbi_director_hackers_have_corrupted_valuable_data.html?tk=rss_news
FBI: Cyberfraud Losses Doubled in 2009
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| Last year was a tough one for most
| businesses, but for cybercriminals it was
| one of the best yet.
|
| According to data released Friday by the
| U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's
| Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),
| victims reported total losses of US$559.7
| million in 2009, more than double the tally
| for 2008.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/191465/fbi_cyberfraud_losses_doubled_in_2009.html?tk=rss_news
Recent:
One-third of Security Essentials users infected: Microsoft
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| Almost a third of the customers who have
| installed Microsoft's free Security
| Essentials software have been found to be
| suffering from major malware infections.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28745/53/
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