Stories about: SecureWorks

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    With botnets everywhere, DDoS attacks get cheaper 15/10/2009 11:23:00

    Cyber-crime just doesn't pay like it used to.
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    Opera delivers Unite beta, touts in-browser P2P 15/10/2009 05:33:00

    Opera Software today released the beta of Opera Unite, a platform for authoring peer-to-peer (P2P) and Web server-based applications that it's promised will reinvent the Web.
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    Windows attack code out, but not being used 07/10/2009 07:21:00

    It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security companies say that criminals haven't done much with the attack.
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    Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs 07/10/2009 05:53:00

    Among a slew of online cybercrime forums, Pay-Per-Install.org stands out as a malware flea market where shadowy pushers of Trojan downloaders and tools for evading detection are bargaining with thousands of would-be "affiliates" willing to compromise victims'computers globally and get paid for it.
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    School boards hit with cash-stealing Trojan 29/09/2009 10:29:00

    The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a rash of reported online computer intrusions that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being stolen from school districts in Illinois.
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    Security researchers zero in on Twitter hackers 10/08/2009 07:25:00

    Security experts are making progress in their efforts to identify the hackers responsible for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that that crippled Twitter for several hours Thursday.
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    Researcher reveals massive 'professional thieving' botnet 30/07/2009 07:59:00

    A ferocious piece of malware that's infected up to a million PCs is stealing a "tremendous" amount of financial information from consumers and businesses that log on to their bank, stock broker, credit card, insurance, job hunting and favorite e-shopping sites, a noted botnet researcher said today.
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    Was North Korea behind the DDOS attack? 11/07/2009 02:57:00

    The cyberattacks that took down prominent U.S. and South Korean Web sites in the last week have apparently ended but the search for those responsible is only just beginning. North Korea has emerged as a likely culprit, especially among politicians, but was it really behind the attacks?
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    The botnet world is booming 10/07/2009 08:10:00

    The thriving world of botnet attacks continues to demand IT's attention.
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    No sign of North Korean backing in bot attacks on US sites, says researcher 09/07/2009 06:28:00

    There's nothing in the code of the malware used since Saturday to attack a wide array of U.S. and South Korean government and high-profile Web sites that indicates the campaign is backed by the government of North Korea, a noted botnet researcher said today.
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    Online attack hits US government Web sites 08/07/2009 11:08:00

    A botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea.
 
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