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Necurs Botnet Fuels Jump in Spam Email

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Sep

2016

The volume of spam email has increased significantly this year, being comparable to record levels observed in 2010. Researchers from Cisco Talos believe the increase has been driven mainly from increased activity of the Necurs botnet. Over the past five years, spam volumes have been relatively low compared to 2010, when they reached an all-time high. However, […]

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Kelihos Botnet Triples in Size Overnight

30

Aug

2016

The Kelihos botnet has kept a low profile following takedown attempts a few years ago when it was highly active, but has shown significant spikes in activity recently, MalwareTech warns. The botnet’s infections remained very low over the past years, while the activity it focused on was spamming stock pump and dump schemes or pharmaceutical scams…

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This Android botnet relies on Twitter for its commands

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Aug

2016

Twitter users aren’t the only ones checking the microblogging service for important updates. Android malware is starting to do so, too. One maker of Android malware is using Twitter to communicate with infected smartphones, according to security firm ESET. The company discovered the feature in a malicious app called Android/Twitoor. It runs as a backdoor […]

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