Kroxxu Botnet Infects 100,000 Domains, 1 Million Users

During the past year, the Kroxxu bot network, a self-generating network of password-stealing malware, has possibly infected more than 1 million users around the world, but researchers say they have yet to uncover how the botnet herders are making money off their efforts.

“There are a number of ways they could be supporting themselves,” said Jiri Sejtko, head of virus research at the avast! Virus Lab. “The four most likely…