Botnet Stories for 2015

ProxyBack Malware Turns Infected Computers into Internet Proxies 71
Pwnd Aethra Routers Used To Brute-Force WordPress Sites 27
Microsoft, Law Enforcement Disrupt Dorkbot Botnet 31
MySQL Servers Hijacked With Malware To Perform DDoS Attacks 55
Despite Takedown, the Dridex Botnet Is Running Again 57
Compromised CCTV and NAS Devices Found Participating In DDoS Attacks 64
Cyberattacks: Do Motives and Attribution Matter? 44
Citadel Botnet Operator Gets 4.5 Years In Prison 42
Ask Slashdot: Should I Publish My Collection of Email Spamming IP Addresses? 106
WordPress Hacks Behind Surging Neutrino EK Traffic 51
Cleaning Up Botnets Takes Years, May Never Be Completed 74
Ask Slashdot: Who's Going To Win the Malware Arms Race? 155
Obama Administration Wants More Legal Power To Disrupt Botnets 67
3 Million Strong RAMNIT Botnet Taken Down 23
FBI Offers $3 Million Reward For Russian Hacker 66
Lizard Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service Built On Hacked Home Routers 65
Bots Scanning GitHub To Steal Amazon EC2 Keys 119

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