The Andromeda galaxy. Just like the cluster of stars, the various computers in a botnet are linked together despite looking separate if you're close enough to them (Nasa) Your computer or router looks ...

One of the most potent tools in a cyber criminal's arsenal is the 'distributed denial of service' attack – commonly known as a DDoS attack. These prolific hacks can take even the most protected ...

On 11th February a US teenager who used the online nickname of "Sobe" pleaded guilty to delinquency charges resulting from his surreptitious installation of adware on hundreds of thousands of ...

Computer-security analysts have long since learned to hate “botnets”: clusters of computers, infected with worms or Trojan-horse programs, that are taken over by outside users. After all, botnets can ...

Security researchers have uncovered what could be the biggest ever botnet, capable of “crippling digital assaults” that could take down entire companies. Hackers performed what appeared to be a test ...

Sergey Manikin, a joint Moldovan-Russian national who ran a botnet proxy network known as IPStorm that compromised computer systems all over the world, has pled guilty to three counts of violating US ...

Botnets are networks of computers taken hostage by malware that controls them and makes them send spam and act in other nefarious ways. They’re growing in size, number and impact. A botnet may be ...

There is little doubt that the nature of hi-tech crime has changed significantly since the turn of the millennium. Now those involved in it are more interested in making money rather than headlines.

A gang of Ukranian hackers has taken control of almost two million computers worldwide, including machines in large corporations and government departments, creating a giant "botnet". So how do you ...

Botnets are arguably the pre-eminent source of internet crime, vast networks of hi-jacked "zombie" computers that rival some of the largest supercomputers in their aggregate power. Used to distribute ...

Cyber touts are ripping off thousands of music fans every year in a multi-million pound ticket racket. A new generation of touts is using illegal software to buy huge numbers of front row seats for ...