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Just about three years ago I posted Botnets that featured a link to Ed Felten’s article citing the lack of attention paid to botnets. Here they come again.

• The botnet world is booming – Network World
  “The thriving world of botnet attacks continues to demand IT’s attention.”
  (tags: botnets botnet articles computers networking security internet)
• America’s 10 most wanted botnets – Network World
  “America’s 10 most wanted botnetsRanked by size and strength, these are the 10 most damaging botnets in the U.S.
  By Ellen Messmer , Network World , 07/22/2009

  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’s a list of America’s 10 most wanted botnets, based on an estimate by security firm Damballa of botnet size and activity in the United States. “

  (tags: botnet botnets security pc)