Kraken-Based Botnet Makes A Comeback

Author: Donald Sears
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Since April, a son-of-Kraken botnet has infected an estimated 318,058
machines – about half as big as the original Kraken was at its height
in the middle of 2008, according to Paul Royal, a research scientist at
the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. Read the full article. [The Register]

Since April, a son-of-Kraken botnet has infected an estimated 318,058
machines – about half as big as the original Kraken was at its height
in the middle of 2008, according to Paul Royal, a research scientist at
the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. Read the full article. [The Register]

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