Lethic Botnet Taken Down-bots attempt connection to new host

by certifiedbug on January 13, 2010

in Internet Security

Darkreading.com reports that researchers with communications security firm Neustar took over the Lethic botnet command-and-control servers.

Yet another botnet has been shut down as of today as researchers joined forces with ISPs to cut communications to the prolific Lethic spamming botnet — a development that illustrates how botnet hunters increasingly are going on the offensive to stop cybercriminals, mainly by disrupting their valuable bot infrastructures.

Article here

M86 Security Labs: Lethic botnet – The Takedown

http://certifiedbug.com/blog/tag/botnet/

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