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Skype could provide botnet controls

 January 26, 2006 Net phone services could allow cybercriminals to launch attacks without being detected, a communications group has warned. TAGS: cybercriminal, VoIP, zombie, Skype, Vonage Holdings Corp., denial of service, VoIP company, Internet phone, attack, IRC, eBay Inc., server

Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day

 February 14, 2007 E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus TAGS: Secure Computing Corp., zombie, malicious software, Sophos Plc., threat, virus, attack, e-mail, card, trojan horse, security

Report: Computer hijacking on the rise

 July 11, 2005 "Zombie" attacks quadrupled in recent months, reports antivirus company McAfee. Spyware and adware are on the rise too. TAGS: McAfee Inc., zombie, bot, adware, Cisco Systems Inc., spyware, attack, Bluetooth, anti-spyware, PC

'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says

 June 16, 2004 Attackers built a "botnet" of unknowing home PCs to bring down Google and other sites, the company says. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., distributed denial of service, bot, zombie, attack, outage, home PC, attacker, Yahoo! Inc., server, Google Inc., Apple Computer, security, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Between phishers and the deep blue sea

 July 18, 2005 Scams involving fake e-mail and Web sites are increasingly originating overseas, making them harder to trace and block. TAGS: Computer Security Incident Response Team, zombie, phishing, denial of service, China, attack, leader, security, U.S., virus, PC, e-mail
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