Microsoft Says Rustock Botnet Cut in Half

In March, Microsoft announced that its Digital Crimes Unit had scored a major victory in the war against hackers with the takedown of the Rustock botnet. Since then, the company has continued to monitor the activity of the network and the machines infected with the Rustock-related malware and fou...

Lessons From the Rustock Takedown

As a follow-up to the Rustock botnet news, Microsoft have identified themselves as the key instigators of the takedown. This is the second time Microsoft’s legal team has been actively involved in combating the botnet menace – and they obviously learned from their previous attempt at trying to...