A computer can hum along like everything works perfectly while quietly doing something far more sinister behind the scenes. Cybercriminals love that illusion because it keeps their operations ...

A long time ago, one of the reasons to get a Macintosh computer was that there were few nasty viruses or other malicious junk floating around that could affect your machine. However, this kind of ...

One of the largest botnets ever is gone, as an international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department shut down the 911 S5 botnet. A botnet is a collection of compromised computers ...

Kimwolf is the latest reminder that the most dangerous botnets now grow quietly inside everyday consumer electronics. Security researchers say the Android-based network has already roped in roughly ...

Cyber-criminals in Kenya are very much in tune with global crime trends. The perpetrators of cyber-crime can generally be loosely divided into two categories. The first consists of traditional crime ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely ...

One of the telltale signs that your computer has been compromised is unexplained slowdowns and constant background activity — even when you’re not using your computer. Additionally, look out for ...

Peter Yuryevich Levashov, 38, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Conn., to offenses stemming from his operation of the Kelihos botnet, which he used to ...

Company officials say nearly 2 million computers have been infected — some on U.S. government networks. SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers at Finjan Software Inc. reported today the discovery of a new botnet ...

A Russian national was sentenced to two years in U.S. federal prison and ordered to pay over $1.6 million as a result of a ransomware and computer botnet scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the ...

The U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, says it has taken down a large botnet and arrested its administrator, YunHe Wang. The botnet, called 911 ...

Story<BR><BR>A new estimate on the prevalence of botnets from one of the Internet's leading authorities paints a disturbing picture of a world in which 25 percent of all Internet-connected machines ...