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Zeus Botnet Takes a Hit as Microsoft Seizes Servers
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – One of the biggest online threats in today’s Internet landscape involves malware, a risk that compromises and steals vital information from users’ computer systems. However, one of the most infamous forms of malware recently took a...

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Hosting Wrap Up: LulzSec, Google+, Botnets & More
Friday, July 1st, 2011THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Many of us interested in the IT industry have been paying heavy attention to breaches carried out by hacking group LulzSec. Over the last couple months, the group has successfully breached sites belonging to the CIA,...

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Giant Botnet Discovered by Kaspersky
Thursday, June 30th, 2011THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – A massive botnet has been discovered by a researcher at Kaspersky lab. Named TDL-4, the botnet is said to have already affected nearly four and a half millions computers. On Securelist.com, Kaspersky writes, “The malware detected...

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Feds Shut Down ‘Coreflood’ Botnet
Friday, April 15th, 2011THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Coreflood, a massive botnet responsible for having infected millions users’ computers has finally been shut down. The Justice Department worked with the FBI to take down the cyber criminals. The botnet operation consisted of five command...

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