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Warning that botnets are a "dynamic, evolving threat," researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed the classification of botnet structures to provide an effective response framework for attacks and general remediation. Spammers have developed automated techniques to create fake pages on Google's Blogger service that are used to hawk typical junk mail merchandise. A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he oversaw a collection of hundreds of thousands of zombie computers that he used to steal personal data and perpetrate identity theft. Cybercriminals are playing off the interest in celebrity gossip by sending email that promises erotic pictures of stars such as Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears but are instead sending a trojan, Panda Security researchers have found. Worldwide spam volumes have surged by 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008 revealed security vendor Proofpoint today, who now predicts enterprises will see inbound spam more than double this year. Customers of Google AdWords have been targeted in a phishing scam urging recipients to re-activate their accounts, according to security vendor Marshal. There's a lot of new research that will be revealed at this year's gathering of security pros, says RSA chief security strategist Tim Mather. After a spate of holiday-themed attacks, the Storm Worm creators are going back to basics with their latest spam run that launched Sunday. In what could presage a rash of tax-time spam emails purportedly from government agencies, security researchers at MX Logic have uncovered an influx of keylogger-laden emails spoofing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The Storm worm is showing no signs of letting up in its Valentine's Day assault.. The holiday blitz from the perpetrators of the Storm Worm, which began with fake Christmas messages last month, has continued unabated as a spate of false New Year's greetings have been delivered by the notorious botnet, researchers reported this week. Secure Computing kicked-off the 'Paul Henry seminar series introducing Scott Montgomery' in Sydney yesterday where IT security professionals were treated to a candid session of insights in the security space and emerging trends. The Web is now a participatory medium. The downside to this ubiquitous connectivity and user participation is a new slew of security threats many IT professionals have yet to fully grasp. A new wave of "3D screensaver" spam is directing recipients to a malware site from a notorious malware gang that had ceased activity in January after their site was attack by a rival group of cybercriminals, researchers at Sunbelt reported. There are other things more depressing than lacking a date for Valentine's Day. For starters, how about getting stung by a trojan disguised as an e-card celebrating the annual romantic holiday? BitDefender has boosted the functionality of its free Online Scanner adding antispyware technologies, the security vendor announced today. A Valentine's day storm is brewing early, warns anti-virus vendor, PC Tools. The FBI has claimed that the second phase of 'Operation Bot Roast' has uncovered $20m in illegal activity and led to eight arrests. One of the world's most reputed spammers, who used his botnet army to deliver up to billions of junk emails each day, was indicted Wednesday in a US District Court in Seattle. A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined 1,100 euro (A$1,829) for launching a wave of DoS attacks against key websites in Estonia, including the site for the political party of Estonia's prime minister, in April and May of last year.