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Bitcoin-mining botnet ZeroAccess jumps to top security threat
InfoWorld As for the two new Android variants Newyear and Plankton, they're advertising kits that possibly come from the same author but are "being maintained separately in order to generate more infections," said David Maciejak, senior researcher for Fortinet's … ZeroAccess Bitcoin botnet shows no signs of slowing – Help Net Security |
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ZeroAccess is top bot in home networks
Infosecurity Magazine PokerAgent, a trojan botnet that infected about 800 computers, mainly in Israel, and stole around 16,000 Facebook credentials during 2011/2012 is analyzed in depth. … The number of Android malware samples was 5.5 times larger in Q4 than in Q3. Mobile network infections increase by 67% |
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ZeroAccess Botnet Cashing in on Click Fraud and Bitcoin Mining
Threatpost (blog) A mid-year switch in communication protocol and distribution strategy is behind a spike in activity from the ZeroAccess botnet, a prolific and malicious ad click fraud network. Researchers at Kindsight Security Lab reported today that ZeroAccess … Malware infects 13 percent of North American home networks 2.2 million infected with fraudulent ad-click botnet's malware, new report finds Study: Online Threats Keep Multiplying, Mobile Phones Still Comparatively Safe |
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ZeroAccess infects 2,2 million homes
Infosecurity Magazine We're not in Kansas anymore: The third quarter of 2012 saw a marked increase in Android adware, while new evidence surfaced suggesting that the Zeus-in-the-Mobile (Zitmo) banking trojan is evolving into a botnet. And, Romanian hackers are continuing to … Malware infects 13 percent of North American home networks Study: Online Threats Keep Multiplying, Mobile Phones Still Comparatively Safe 2.2 million infected with fraudulent ad-click botnet's malware, new report finds |