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China-based IMDDOS botnet offers DDoS services for hire
Researchers at Damballa Inc. have discovered one of the largest active global botnets, which can rented out to flood domains with unwanted traffic. Article | 14 Sep 2010
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Frustration growing over limited ability to shut down botnets
Botnets are growing and security research teams are virtually powerless to do anything about it. Article | 17 Jun 2010
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New tool enables botnet command and control via Twitter
A new tool simplifies the process of using Twitter for command and control, but experts doubt its viability. Still, attackers are using social networks to send out orders to bots. Article | 17 May 2010
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SCADA system, critical infrastructure security lacking, survey finds
IT and security executives at firms that own critical infrastructure facilities are concerned about the lack of security protecting underlying management systems from attack. Article | 28 Jan 2010
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Security architects fear savvy botnet attacks, IPv6 security issues
Arbor Networks Inc. survey finds angst over botnet attacks targeting underlying systems, including DNS, load balancers and other back-end infrastructure. Article | 20 Jan 2010
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DDoS attack strikes UltraDNS, affects Amazon, Wal-Mart
A flood of traffic caused general sluggishness and some outages an hour late Wednesday. Article | 24 Dec 2009
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VeriSign extends DDoS attack protection service
Vendor latches on to the recent high profile DDoS attacks with Web-based monitoring service. News | 15 Sep 2009
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Conficker authors prepping for next stage, researcher says
The Conficker worm authors have a vast army of zombie machines at their disposal. So far the botnet remains dormant, but one researcher will show at Black Hat that it could awaken. Article | 16 Jul 2009
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Latest DDoS attacks extremely unsophisticated, experts say
The denial-of-service attacks that briefly shut down some U.S. and South Korean government websites are not likely being carried out by a professional. Article | 09 Jul 2009
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DDoS attacks hit U.S., South Korean government websites
The attacks, which started last weekend, shut down the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Transportation websites. Article | 08 Jul 2009
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