Malnets to Continue Targeting Mobile Devices in 2013

Cybercriminals tested the water in 2012 with malnets — collections of domains, servers and websites designed to deliver malware -– and appear poised to target mobile devices even more so in 2013, according to a new report released yesterday. Blue Coat Systems’ 2013 Mobile Malware Report PDF posit...

300% Increase in malnets Attack in the past six months

Blue Coat systems has undertaken detailed research into the use of 'malnets' by criminals to help support their various attacks in order to uncover the best ways to take down these systems. Botnet infections are commonly spread though compromised websites seeded with malicious scripts and promote...

Prediction: Handful of Malicious Networks Will Spawn Most Attacks In 2012

A shadowy web of malicious networks, or “malnets” will be the source of two thirds of online attacks in 2012, according to a report from the security firm Blue Coat. Despite the continued industry focus on specific families and samples of malicious software, Blue Coat researchers say that...