In a significant cybersecurity development, Microsoft has issued a stern warning regarding an ongoing, sophisticated attack on its Azure cloud computing service. The threat stems from a large-scale botnet, predominantly composed of compromised TP-Link routers, that has been actively conducting...
Original release date: November 14, 2017
Systems Affected
Network systems
Overview
This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Working with U.S. government partners, DHS...
Original release date: June 13, 2017 | Last revised: July 07, 2017
Systems Affected
Networked Systems
Overview
This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This alert...
Original release date: December 01, 2016 | Last revised: December 14, 2016
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows
Overview
“Avalanche” refers to a large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber criminals to conduct phishing and malware distribution campaigns and money mule schemes...
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Original release date: June 13, 2017
Systems Affected
Networked Systems
Overview
This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This alert provides technical details on the...
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Original release date: December 01, 2016
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows
Overview
“Avalanche” refers to a large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber criminals to conduct phishing and malware distribution campaigns and money mule schemes. The United States Department of...
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Original release date: October 14, 2016
Systems Affected
Internet of Things (IoT)—an emerging network of devices (e.g., printers, routers, video cameras, smart TVs) that connect to one another via the Internet, often automatically sending and receiving data
Overview
Recently, IoT devices...
Original release date: December 03, 2015
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows
Overview
Dorkbot is a botnet used to steal online payment, participate in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and deliver other types of malware to victims’ computers. According to Microsoft, the family of...
Original release date: October 22, 2014
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows
Overview
Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that infects a computer and restricts access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it. This Alert is the result of Canadian Cyber Incident Response...
Wopbot on the rampage.
Attackers have been quick to exploit the Shellshock Bash command interpreter bug disclosed yesterday by building a botnet that is currently trying to infect other servers, according to a security researcher.
The "wopbot" botnet is active and scanning the internet for...
Original release date: March 29, 2013
Systems Affected
Domain Name System (DNS) servers
Overview A Domain Name Server (DNS) Amplification attack is a popular form of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) that relies on the use of publically accessible open recursive DNS servers to...
Link Removedhas published an interesting video that shows the global activity of computers that are unknowing participants in a botnet.
The activity was recorded on Monday, June 11, 2012, between 9:00 and 9:01 EDT.
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This week we released a Link Removedthat showcases some of the data we amassed in the wake of the big Rustock botnet takedown in the spring of 2010. The new SIR also delves into the diplomacy, secrecy and intellectual property law that all played important roles in the successful...
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The Rustock botnet, taken down earlier this year in a Microsoft-led action, appears to have been operated by Russians according to evidence collected by the company.
Court action by Microsoft saw the Rustock botnet taken offline in March, causing an almost immediate drop in global spam...
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) claimed credit on Thursday for taking down one of the biggest producers of spam e-mail in a joint effort with federal authorities across the United States.
The world's biggest software company said its legal action against the operator of the Rustock 'botnet' -- or...