Nitol Botnet Shares Code with Other China-Based DDoS Malware

Microsoft has learned that much of the code used by the Nitol malware family is copied from free malware resources hosted on Chinese websites. Microsoft posted portions of the code online this week where similar lines used for denial of service attack functionality are present in Nitol and on the...

Botnet-For-Hire Model Resurfaces in New IMDDOS Botnet

Researchers have identified a new botnet based in China that was openly selling DDoS-for-hire services and had managed to plant roots inside a number of major U.S. ISPs. The botnet, known as IMDDOS, is mostly contained right now and the researchers are working with authorities to locate its...