2 days ago
nelson : Shadow botnet bust - Or so it's rumoured; somewhat skeptical
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4 month ago
nelson : Automated Blogger spam - Analysis of the network that's breaking Google's CAPTCHA and spamming the world
Andy Baio : Analysis of malware that creates Blogger spam blogs - using remote CAPTCHA solvers run by the spammers [via]
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Andy Baio : Six botnets responsible for 85% of all spam - and 40% comes from a single source; good luck shutting it down, though [via]
nelson : Spam botnet sources - 6 botnets account for most of the Internet's spam
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9 month ago
Andy Baio : Inside the "Ron Paul" Spam Botnet - doesn't explain who paid to send the spams, but a great glimpse into how spambots operate [via]
nelson : Tracing a spam botnet - Excellent detailed account of tracing Ron Paul spam back into botnets and email spam services
Rod Begbie : Inside the 'Ron Paul' Spam Botnet - Research - SecureWorks - Interesting insight into the control interface for a spam-blasting botnet. [via] #
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10 month ago
nelson : Three botnets - Good overview of how these things operate
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10 month ago
nelson : Another PDF hole - Adobe has gotten Reader installed on every computer in the world; don't they bear some responsibility?
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14 month ago
nelson : SREA.OB chart - Latest email spam pumped stock. Why don't the people who trade this go to jail?
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16 month ago
nelson : Botnet wars - Apparently the criminal syndicates who run the botnets are fighting for territory
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17 month ago
nelson : Click fraud botnet - Google releases details of some fraud directed at AdWords
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