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The infamous Storm botnet has been linked to a new spam run recorded earlier this week. The 2007 Global Threat Report from Bratislava-based security firm ESET has highlighted the huge success of the Storm worm.. The U.S. Army has just invaded Iran, sparking World War III -- or at least that is what the latest Storm Worm spam campaign wants you to believe. Security organisations are warning of a new virus attack that uses the upcoming Chinese Olympics to spread a new variant of the Storm malware.. The Storm Worm botnet is just a fraction of its original size, but malware remains on the rise, according to one email security firm. Just days after reports of the possible demise of Storm, the worm has again set off security alarm bells. The malicious botnet is now attempting to recruit new members by hiding its malware within a fake news story about the FBI and Facebook.
The Storm worm has temporarily abandoned its tactic of using recent news happenings in its spam and is instead fabricating current events. Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats this season. The Storm botnet decreased to just five per cent of its original size during April, but overall web-based malware levels increased by 23.3 per cent, new monitoring data reveals. After a spate of holiday-themed attacks, the Storm Worm creators are going back to basics with their latest spam run that launched Sunday. What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight? To strengthen the nation's cybersecurity preparedness, the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week is holding its second Cyber Storm event, a five-day exercise for government agencies and businesses. The Storm botnet is sharing the love this week with a new spam run aimed at taking the romance out of Valentine's Day.. The notorious Storm worm botnet, which has mounted phishing attacks on major banks and spawned several waves of holiday-themed messages in recent weeks, is generating spam that directs recipients to bogus medical sites, Websense has warned. Malware writers behind the Storm worm have launched a new spam campaign designed to bring more users into its extensive botnet.. A new botnet spamming male sexual enhancement pill promotions has overtaken the notorious Storm worm botnet as the ‘largest single source of the world’s spam’, security vendor Marshal has warned. The Storm worm is showing no signs of letting up in its Valentine's Day assault.. Telstra has been working closely with government and the IT industry to ensure it is ready and resilient to possible cyber attacks as part of its involvement in the international simulated Cyber Storm II exercise being held 11-14 March, 2008. Life keeps getting more difficult for information security researchers - and it's not all down to the bad guys.