24 October 2007 @ 15:46Storm Worm Strikes Back

There is an interesting read over at Network World concerning some recent discoveries pertaining to the Storm Worm botnet.

The worm can figure out which users are trying to probe its command-and-control servers, and it retaliates by launching DDoS attacks against them, shutting down their Internet access for days, says Josh Korman, host-protection architect for IBM/ISS, who led a session on network threats.

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