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MIT's Technology Review posted something fasctinating put together by Mike Orcutt. What you see above is the geographic spread of malware infected zombie computers. The visualization above of the so-called ZeroAcess botnet shows how alarmingly widespread such schemes can become. The botnet has been around for several years, evolving to evade antivirus software, according to security firm Sophos who estimates that the botnet currently comprises about a million active computers. The scheme is quite lucrative: if running at full capacity, the botnet can reportedly use click fraud and bitcoin mining to make up to $100,000 a day for its operators. Here is the full article with a picture of Europe as well. Click here for more: YIKES.
[/caption] MIT's Technology Review posted something fasctinating put together by Mike Orcutt. What you see above is the geographic spread of malware infected zombie computers. The visualization above of the so-called ZeroAcess botnet shows how alarmingly widespread such schemes can become. The botnet has been around for several years, evolving to evade antivirus software, according to security firm Sophos who estimates that the botnet currently comprises about a million active computers. The scheme is quite lucrative: if running at full capacity, the botnet can reportedly use click fraud and bitcoin mining to make up to $100,000 a day for its operators. Here is the full article with a picture of Europe as well. Click here for more: YIKES.
