The aim of the odd attack is unknown but it's not knocking the sites offline, the Shadowserver Foundation says
More than 300 Web sites are being pestered by infected computers that are part of the Pushdo botnet, according to security researchers.
'Bredolab' Trojan rides fake reset messages, reaches at least 735,000 users
A massive bot-based attack has been hitting Facebook users, with nearly three-quarters of a million users receiving fake password reset messages, according to security researchers.
Rogue AV is designed to make antivirus vendors look bad, Eva Chen says
It's become an all-too-common scam: A legitimate Web site pops up a window that looks just like a real security warning. It says there's something wrong with the computer, and click here to fix it. A few clicks later, the victim is paying out US$40 for some bogus software, called rogue antivirus.
Some spammers are dropping the use of botnets in favor of massive spam blasts
Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, according to Symantec, which reported Tuesday that unsolicited e-mail made up 90.4 percent of messages on corporate networks last month.
