DNSChanger Malware : Thousands May Lose Net Access On July 9th July

Thousands May Lose Net Access On July 9th July The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website. Thousands of Canadians could be among the hundreds of thousands of people aroun...

DNSChanger Lingers: 330k Systems Still Infected, 77,000 In The U.S.

The FBI said that there are still more than 330,000 computers believed to be infected with the DNSChanger malware, with just weeks to go before a court order to cut off their ability to communicate with the rest of the Internet. Fully 77,000 are located in the U.S., according to data provided to...

DNSChanger – Cleaning Up 4 Million Infected Hosts

By Kurt Baumgartner The FBI’s “Operation Ghost Click” announcement in Nov 2011, involving the Rove Digital botnet delayed cleanup efforts that we previously discussed, continues to haunt both the internet networks and the mass media. A Forbes article and a Times article yesterday brought the...

DNSChanger Malware

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to ensure their systems are not infected with the DNSChanger malware by utilizing tools and resources available at the DNS Changer Working Group DCWG website. Computers testing positive for infection of DNSChanger malware will need to be cleaned of the...

US Judge Postpones Death Sentence For Ghost Click Machines

A Federal Judge acceded to a request from the U.S. Attorney’s Office to extend the operation of Domain Name System servers that are the last lifeline to the Internet for hundreds of thousands of machines infected by the DNSChanger malware, following a bust of the group controlling the infected...

Firm Finds DNS Changer Infections Linger Inside Fortune 500

A report finds that around half of the Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies infected with the DNS Changer malware are still infected, two months after authorities moved to shut down the massive botnet. The report, by Krebsonsecurity.com, raises troubling questions about the security o...

Two Million Requests from Infected Systems In Week After Ghost Click Takedown

The FBI says that more than 2.5 million systems infected with the DNSChanger malware connected to DNS servers set up by the authorities in the week following a crackdown on a global criminal network dubbed Ghost Click. The data, which was provided to the FBI by ISC, is the best indication yet of...

With 4 Million Ghost Click Victims, FBI Hoping A Few Step Forward

The news last month was of the bust up of the biggest cyber crime ring in history, with 4 million victims and $14 million in losses. Now the FBI is hoping a few of those victims step forward to help with the prosecution. In a post on the FBI Web site, the agency said it is “seeking information fr...

Operation Ghost Click by FBI - Online advertising scam taken Down

Operation Ghost Click by FBI - Online advertising scam taken Down A gang of internet 'cyber bandits' who stole $14 million after hacking into at least 4 million computers in an online advertising scam have been arrested following a joint investigation by the FBI and Nasa. Six men are in custody i...