The Pushdo Puzzle – DDoS or not DDoS?

Pushdo has been in the news lately as the culprit of a mass Denial of Service attack against a variety of well-known web sites. Some articles have documented this recent attack extensively. After spending some months last year studying and monitoring the Pushdo botnet and after checking these latest samples, we can affirm that [...]

Spammers Fake Responses from Google Job Applications

A new spam campaign gives the phrase “too good to be true” a whole new spin: spammed messages purporting to come from Google in response to job applications. While most spammed messages take advantage of a specific special occasion, holiday, or even a currently newsworthy item, spammers have hit a new low with their [...]