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126 million Americans may have seen posts linked to Russian operation during US election

# Botsmasters

126 million Americans may have seen posts linked to Russian operation during US election

Oct 31st 2017, 7:04 AM 8,263 Views 17 Comments

Moscow has denied any attempt to manipulate the US election.

Now webcams are being used by hackers to attack websites

# Botnet

Now webcams are being used by hackers to attack websites

Jul 4th 2016, 10:45 AM 18,344 Views 15 Comments

Thousands of cameras and internet-connected devices were used to overwhelm banking sites and government institutions with fake traffic.

This hugely popular Chrome extension could use your computer to hack websites

# Hola

This hugely popular Chrome extension could use your computer to hack websites

May 28th 2015, 9:19 PM 20,108 Views 23 Comments

Hola is selling its users’ bandwidth.

Death of computer network which sent out 18 per cent of world's spam

# So Long Spam

Death of computer network which sent out 18 per cent of world's spam

Jul 19th 2012, 3:22 PM 10,823 Views 6 Comments

A collaborative effort has seen the shutdown of the third largest spam botnet in the world.

Suspected mastermind hacker arrested

# Mariposa Virus

# Mariposa Virus

Suspected mastermind hacker arrested

Jul 29th 2010, 12:59 PM 115 Views 0 Comments

Slovenian police have arrested a 23-year-old man who they believe is the creator a virus that affected 12 million computers.

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