To Catch a Botnet: How Mariposa Was Busted

Author: Donald Sears

March 3, 2010 10:14 pm

More details follow the news of the Spanish botnet Mariposa and its owners being caught. The Mariposa Working Group infiltrated the command-and-control
structure of Mariposa to monitor the communication channels that
relayed information from compromised systems back to the hackers who
run the botnet. Read the full article. [The Register]

Cyberattacks on Healthcare Spike 45% Since November

The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems — and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike.

Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data

Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging.

Cybercrime Moves to the Cloud to Accelerate Attacks Amid Data Glut

A report on the underground economy finds that malicious actors are offering cloud-based troves of stolen data, accessible with handy tools to slice and dice what’s on offer.

To Catch a Botnet: How Mariposa Was Busted

Suggested articles

Cyberattacks on Healthcare Spike 45% Since November

Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data

Cybercrime Moves to the Cloud to Accelerate Attacks Amid Data Glut

InfoSec Insider

Securing Your Move to the Hybrid Cloud

Why Physical Security Maintenance Should Never Be an Afterthought

Conti’s Reign of Chaos: Costa Rica in the Crosshairs

How War Impacts Cyber Insurance

Rethinking Vulnerability Management in a Heightened Threat Landscape

Topics

Authors

Threatpost

InfoSec Insider

Topics

Authors

Threatpost

Infosec Insider Post

Sponsored Content