Security experts contend that a growing number of operators of compromised computer networks (or “botnets”) are finding new ways to grow their networks and make them immune to potential shutdowns, ...

It was found that Khan C. Smith, creator of the botnet had been using it to send spam emails. At the time, the botnet was responsible for 25% of all spam, sending 1.25 million phishing emails in just ...

Researchers say vulnerable Web 2.0 applications and peer-to-peer architecture are making it easy for hackers to maintain armies of hijacked computers The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly ...