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Microsoft Offers $250K Reward for Rustock Information
Published on 25 Jul, 2011 at 12:07 in Cyber | Viewed 37 times | No Comments
Microsoft recently announced it is offering a $250,000 reward for any information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those involved with the Rustock spamming botnet. The bounty is part of Microsoft’s ongoing campaign against the authors of the infamous malware.
Rustock, which is known as one of the Internet’s most damaging botnets, was responsible for sending around 30 million emails per day and infiltrating computers when users…
Cisco: Cyber Crime Not as Profitable Anymore
Cyber crime is not the cash cow it once was, according to Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) whose recent research examined the cyber underground.
Speaking yesterday at a press event at in San Bruno, Calif., security researcher Pat Peterson said last year saw a turning point in the fight against mass scams and criminal profits from these illicit activities are expected to continue dropping, according to Computerworld….
Report: Email-borne Malware Surges 400% after Rustock Takedown
Published on 12 Apr, 2011 at 9:39 in Cyber | Viewed 77 times | No Comments
Malware delivered via email grew by 400 percent in the last week of March 2011, with the spike detected two weeks after the takedown of the Rustock botnet, according to a quarterly report by Commtouch.
The Internet Threats Trend Report, which covers spam, phishing, malware and web …
