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Ex-botnet master hired by TelstraClear

Ex-botnet master hired by TelstraClearHiring bad guys...This makes as much sense as a police force hiring rapists and murderers because they may know where to look for bad guys and know how they think, then let child pornographers run day cares because they like kids.Are you being serious?What better way...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, Desktops, SECURITY, Akill, geniuse, TelstraClear Ltd., firewall

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

FBI crackdown nabs 8 botnet herders

The FBI today announced the arrest of eight U.S. men accused to hijacking PCs for use in a million-strong botnet that accounted for $20 million in economic loss. In its "Bot Roast II" crackdown, the FBI said it also served 13 search warrants in the U.S. and...

Tags: U.S. District Court, FBI, Bot, Distributed Denial Of Service, Computer, Florida, AKILL, Michael Downey, Federal Government, Phishing, Security, Government, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-11-29

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Twitter worm author gets a job at exqSoft Solutions

UPDATE: Mikeyy Mooney of Stalk Daily gets Hacked. Here's more info. Now that was so fast that even Owen Thor Walker AKILL and Michael Calce Mafiaboy should envy the short cybercrime-to-job offer cycle here. 17 years old Mikeyy Mooney, the author/spreader of StalkDaily/Mickeyy XSS worm that exploited...

Tags: Job, Web, XSS, Web Application, Worm, Twitter, Cloud Computing, Cyberthreats, Channel Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Ex-botnet master hired by TelstraClear

Remember Owen Thor Walker AKILL that got busted in the FBI's "Bot Roast" investigation for operating a 1.3 million hosts botnet in 2007, and even once considered to be offered a job as a cybercrime fighter by detectives impressed by his mediocre botnet management skills? Well, it...

Tags: TelstraClear Ltd., Internet, Phishing, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Spam And Phishing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-03-24

Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter

Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...

Tags: Job, Malware, Bot, Malware Bot, PRIVMSG, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-16