Botnet Responsible for 1/3 of Worlds Spam Shut Down
SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-11-10
TOPICS:
Spamming • Computer Network Security • Multi-agent Systems • Botnets • Cybercrime • Fireeye, Inc. • Spam • E-mail Spam • Technology_internet
[94 diggs @ Security] After carefully analyzing the massive botnet known as Mega-D and Ozdok, the security company FireEye last week launched a coordinated blitz on dozens of its command and control channels used to send new spamming instructions to the legions of zomb...
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