BitDefender is reporting that a social network Twitter is now being used to control botnets and in fact the SDK (Software Development Kit) for do it yourself Botnets is now available.
More of this can be read at Help Net Security.
Posts Tagged dos attacks
Malware economy is thriving – especially in this downturn economy. You can even buy your own bot from $100, to $ 3,500.
Bots that can be used for stealing passwords, spamware, adware, ddos attacks, etc. are now available for sale if you know where to look.
DDoS Tools: PenTBox
Oct 4
Here is something I discovered while scouting for DDOS tools, PenTBox is a Security Suite with programs like Password Crackers, Denial of Service testing tools (DoS and DDoS), Secure Password Generators, Honeypots and much more. Destined to test security/stability of networks and more.
Dutch ISPs huddle together.
Sep 30
Here is something that is interestingly brewing. Dutch ISPs have gotten together to essentially have a ‘treaty’ on controlling and eliminating botnet/malicious traffic from their networks.
Botnets the herds of zombie (compromised) computers that together cause distributed denial of service attacks, need to be curtailed, but service providers have always thought of this as not their problem. Well, that notion could be changing soon. Working together service providers could put a noose around the botnets and strangling their bandwidth. Read more on this article here.
Cyborgs for Cyber Defense.
Sep 28
And I quote… (because I cannot possibly do justice to the opening paragraph).
“Stardate: The future. Scenario: North America is under attack from a highly skilled group of cybercriminals intent on bringing down major Internet exchange points. In a federal cybersecurity operations center, the commanding officer, whose brain has been augmented with powerful stimulation to the areas that control stress response and interpretation of external events, is able to spot the key deceptive elements in the cyber attack. With the help of a special helmet-style simulation display, the commander counters the attack expertly.”