Category: botnet

Microsoft disrupts a botnet that infected 9 million computers

Post author By Randall
Post date March 10, 2020
Categories In algorithm, botnet, business, cybercrime, domains, gear, Internet, malware, Microsoft, necrus, personal computing, personalcomputing, Security, Tech

[ad_1] To disrupt Necurs, Microsoft analyzed a technique the botnet used to generate new domains through an algorithm. It then predicted over six million domains that would be created in the next 25 months and reported these to registries around the world, so that they can be blocked, preventing future attacks. Today’s action, Microsoft says, […]

Researchers helped French police dismantle a crypto-mining botnet

Post author By Randall
Post date September 2, 2019
Categories In botnet, crypto-mining, gear, malware, police, retadup, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The Retadup malware, the target of the operation, has spread around the world but was particularly active in South America. It infects computers and uses their processing power to mine for cryptocurrency without the knowledge of the device’s owner. This malware was particularly concerning because it is “wormable,” meaning it can propagate from one […]