{"id":1891,"date":"2009-10-05T06:03:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T11:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2009-10-12T09:31:29","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T14:31:29","slug":"links-for-2009-10-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/about-the-internet-and-the-web\/links-for-2009-10-05","title":{"rendered":"Botnets (again)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/sp189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 22px;\" src=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/cwdata\/sp189.jpg\" alt=\"Fall Beech Tree leaves, Home, Falmouth, VA\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Just about three years ago I posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/?p=28\">Botnets<\/a> that featured a link to Ed Felten&#8217;s article citing the lack of attention paid to botnets. Here they come again.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2009\/070909-botnets-increasing.html\">The botnet world is booming &#8211; Network World<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;The thriving world of botnet attacks continues to demand IT&#8217;s attention.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/botnets\">botnets<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/botnet\">botnet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/articles\">articles<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/computers\">computers<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/networking\">networking<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/security\">security<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/internet\">internet<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2009\/072209-botnets.html?page=1\">America&#8217;s 10 most wanted botnets &#8211; Network World<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;America&#8217;s 10 most wanted botnetsRanked by size and strength, these are the 10 most damaging botnets in the U.S.<br \/>\nBy Ellen Messmer , Network World , 07\/22\/2009<\/p>\n<p>Botnet attacks are increasing, as cybercrime gangs use compromised computers to send spam, steal personal data, perpetrate click fraud and clobber Web sites in denial-of-service attacks. Here&#8217;s a list of America&#8217;s 10 most wanted botnets, based on an estimate by security firm Damballa of botnet size and activity in the United States. &#8220;<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/botnet\">botnet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/botnets\">botnets<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/security\">security<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/pc\">pc<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just about three years ago I posted Botnets that featured a link to Ed Felten&#8217;s article citing the lack of attention paid to botnets. Here they come again. 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