botnets

When blonde zombies attack, Facebook responds (sort of)

Posted May 25, 2012 - 4:33 pm

What is Facebook doing to stop botnets from operating freely out in the open? Apparently not enough.
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Inside a Facebook botnet

Posted May 23, 2012 - 1:40 pm

How easy is it to get a Facebook botnet to do your bidding? All you need is cash, the right software, and a list of fake accounts. I did it in 10 minutes for less than $70.
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Facebook botnets have gone wild

Posted May 21, 2012 - 3:46 pm

Is your new Facebook BFF really a fake account being used in a botnet? Look closely and it seems obvious -- but it's apparently not obvious to Facebook.
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Is your PC haunted by Ghost Click?

Posted November 10, 2011 - 1:52 pm

The FBI just took down a criminal botnet that hijacked more 4 million PCs worldwide. Here's how to find out if yours is among them.
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How hackers get caught

Posted October 24, 2011 - 1:45 pm

Carelessness in concealing home IP addresses, servers and Twitter accounts puts the FBI on more hacker doorsteps than any mistake but the most obvious: don't tell people you did it.
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