November 6, 2009, 12:03PM
Where Are We A Year After McColo Shutdown?
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the year since the shutdown of notorious Web hosting firm McColo, spammers are growing strong. Part of this is the result of improvements by botnet operators. Like anyone who is successful what they do, the people controlling the most powerful botnets in cyber-space learn from their mistakes. Security researchers discussed how. Read the full article. [eWEEK]
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