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Bots may get cloak of encryption
November 15, 2005 To retain control over hijacked PCs, cybercriminals will add encryption capabilities to their bots, a security expert predicts.Microsoft buys into 'bots'
October 12, 2006 Microsoft is buying Colloquis, a maker of natural language-processing technology used to provide automated customer assistance.My uncle's quest for a beer-fetching robot
May 29, 2009 A chip engineer's simple dream--to build a robot that can bring him a cold one--turns into a years-long home-brewed robotics project.AOL IM bot cloaked in encryption
May 1, 2006 Bot has the potential to infect upwards of a few tens of thousands of AIM users, according to the Sans Institute.Bots slim down to get tough
November 16, 2005 Malicious botmakers find they can better delay detection with pint-size bots.Photo: Supermodel bot
February 28, 2005 A Japanese firm has developed a mannequin robot that can strike glamorous poses for shoppers--and spy on what they're buying.MySQL worm hits Windows systems
January 27, 2005 Databases protected by weak passwords on Windows-based machines could allow a worm to spread to several thousand systems.Software lets you create cybertwin
April 2, 2007 Start-up MyCyberTwin lets people create and customize a virtual personality that can chat with others while they're offline.AOL forces friends on AIM customers
November 18, 2005 Search portal drops two shopping 'bots' into buddy lists of AIM users, raising hackles of many.California man pleads guilty to bot attack
May 5, 2006 Attack designed to install adware on compromised computers disrupted critical communications at Seattle hospital.China leads Asia in malicious online activity
September 20, 2007 Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks.Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws
November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products.New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.Online threats outpacing law crackdowns
June 15, 2006 Phishing and botnet threats are getting more advanced and show no sign of diminishing, despite efforts by law enforcement.Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs
March 14, 2005 Botnets, or networks of compromised PCs, are increasingly being used for identity theft and installing spyware, a new report says.If you give a bot a basketball...
March 17, 2006 They're hardly Kobe and Shaq, but these robots can fling a Nerf ball--and inspire kids to learn science, too. Photos: Bots hit the courtBotnets on the rise in Asia, Symantec says
September 22, 2005 Hijacking of systems by hackers grew by more than 140 percent in China alone, according to security firm's report.'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.Alarm growing over bot software
April 30, 2004 Many network administrators fret about the next worm, but security experts warn that a quieter, equally damaging threat is gaining control of large networks of computers.MySQL worm halted
January 28, 2005 After infecting thousands of computers, the bot software has been cut off from its command center, essentially halting its spread.
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