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2012
Microsoft Unmasks Kelihos Mastermind; Botnet Lives On Despite Takedown
NewsFactor
January 25, 2012
New 'SpyEye' Malware Covers Thieves' Tracks
CreditCardGuide
January 13, 2012
2011
Stolen Credit Cards Go for $3.50 at Amazon-like Online Bazaar
Bloomberg Businessweek
December 28, 2011
Why the hacking of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce should scare you
thestar.com
December 22, 2011
Damballa Adds Cloud-based Analysis to Threat Detection Solution
SECURITYWEEK
November 16, 2011
Forensics for advanced threat activity
HELP NET SECURITY
November 15, 2011
Taking the Leap to Cloud-Based Malware Inspection
CircleID
November 15, 2011
Nasdaq attackers installed monitoring software to spy on 'scores' of directors
FierceCIO
October 25, 2011
Nasdaq Server Breach: 3 Expected Findings
InformationWeek
October 25, 2011
TDL4 Botnet Now Even Harder To Kill
Dark Reading
October 24, 2011
Hackers Spied on Board Directors After Nasdaq Breach
NewsFactor
October 21, 2011
Nasdaq Attackers Eavesdropped on Board Directors With Web Monitoring Tool
eWeek
October 21, 2011
Researchers Outline Hurdles for Mobile Security
Redmond Magazine
October 19, 2011
'Precursor' To Son Of Stuxnet Spotted In The Wild
Dark Reading
October 18, 2011
If the name's not on the whitelist it can't come in
The Register
October 14, 2011
Siege Warfare in the Cyber Age
eSecurity Planet
October 4, 2011
Fraudster Pockets $3.2 Million in Six Months via SpyEye Botnet
SecurityWeek
September 16, 2011
Targeted Attacks Not As Targeted As You Think
eSecurityPlanet
September 15, 2011
Rise Of Android Botnets
InformationWeek
September 14, 2011
SpyEye hacker toolkit to lead to surge in cyberattacks
USA TODAY
August 22, 2011
The Increasing Complexity of Network Attacks
Enterprise Systems Journal
August 22, 2011
Cracked SpyEye cheers, worries researchers
CSO Online
August 17, 2011
SpyEye Trojan Code Leak Likely to Promote Rapid Proliferation
eWEEK
August 16, 2011
SpyEye Patch Source Code Is a Double-Edged Sword
PCWorld
August 16, 2011
SpyEye Trojan Source Code Published
InformationWeek
August 16, 2011
SpyEye Builder Patch Source Code Leaked
SecurityWeek
August 15, 2011
Cyber-espionage attacks threaten corporate data in new unrelenting ways
Network World
August 8, 2011
Seeking Tomorrow's Security Solutions Today
TechNewsWorld
July 21, 2011
Microsoft Offers $250,000 For Rustock Botnet Operator Identity
InformationWeek
July 19, 2011
Outdated Assumptions
Threatpost
July 15, 2011
Hacking for Dummies: New Breed Learns Skills From Web
SecurityNewsDaily
July 14, 2011
iCloud's Dark Security Lining
MacNewsWorld
July 8, 2011
DNS agility leads to botnet detection
CSO
June 21, 2011
Product Watch: Damballa Rolls Out Early Detection Service
Dark Reading
Jun 21, 2011
High-profile attacks highlight need for defenses against targeted threats
Computerworld
June 14, 2011
Product Watch: New Service Aims To Improve Botnet Detection Among Service Providers
Dark Reading
May 27, 2011
Damballa CSP Automates Botnet Identification, Removal for ISPs
eWeek
May 26, 2011
Why data thieves covet permission-marketing e-mail addresses
USA Today - Byron Acohido's Last Watchdog Blog
April 12, 2011
SpyEye Arrests Don't Touch High-Level Trojan Developers
eWeek
April 11, 2011
Attack of the Bots
Wall Street & Technology
April 6, 2011
RSA Breach Reminds Us the No One is Immune
Wireless Week
By Yankee Group
April 4, 2011
How to Create and Remember Super-Secure Passwords
Security News Daily
March 31, 2011
40% of Social Network Users Attacked by Malware
TIME
March 23, 2011
How cybercrooks spread poisoned links on Facebook
USA Today Technology Live
March 22, 2011
Facebook, Twitter can’t stop poisoned links
USA Today
March 22, 2011
Facebook, Twitter can’t stop poisoned links
ABC News
March 22, 2011
Lessons from the Rustock Takedown
ThreatPost
March 21, 2011
Microsoft Foils Botnet; New Internet Sheriff?
PCWorld
March 19, 2011
Security Firm Falls Prey to Breach
Boston Globe
March 19, 2011
How Microsoft Took Down Rustock
PC Mag
March 18, 2011
Microsoft Sleuths Were the Good Guys Who Took Down Rustock
Byron Acohido’s Last Watchdog Blog
March 18, 2011
Microsoft Prevails, Rustock Botnet Shut Down
SC Magazine
March 18, 2011
Rustock May be Down, But It’s Not Quite Out
IT Business Edge
March 18, 2011
Rustock Botnet Flatlined with No Spam Activity
eWeek
March 17, 2011
Botnet Report Shows Increases
By Sue Marquette Poremba
IT Business Edge
February 25, 2011
Online Crime Complaints Down, Botnet Numbers Way Up
By Matt Liebowitz
Security News Daily
February 25, 2011
Report: Botnet Victim Population Grew More Than 600 Percent In 2010
Six of the top 10 botnets of 2010 did not exist in 2009, Damballa study says
By Tim Wilson
Dark Reading
February 23, 2011
Damballa: Botnet Market Rapidly Changing
IT Business Edge
February 21, 2011
Botnets Increased Rampantly During 2010, Worse to Come – Damballa Report
iTWire
February 21, 2011
Grumpy Old Botnets Survive and Thrive
By Rob Lemos
InfoWorld
February 18, 2011
Botnet Victims Increased 654% in 2010
InformationWeek
February 18, 2011
Damballa Releases Botnet Threat Report
TMCnet
February 18, 2011
Botnets Still a Major Threat, Researchers Say at RSA
CIO Insight
February 17, 2011
Six of Top Ten Bots in 2010 Were New
Infosecurity
February 17, 2011
The number of unique botnet victims rose 654%
Ecommerce Journal
February 17, 2011
Malware Toolkits Fuel the Botnet Epidemic
The H Security
February 17, 2011
Deals & More: Catch grabs $7M for mobile note taking
VentureBeat
February 16, 2011
Botnets Claim 7-fold Increase in Victims
The Register
February 16, 2011
Massive Increase in Botnet Attacks in 2010
The New New Internet
February 16, 2011
RSA Conference: Researchers Go Insight the Botnet Threat
eWeek
February 16, 2011
Top 10 Botnet Threat Report for 2010 Released by Damballa
SecurityWeek
February 15, 2011
Botnets Boomed in 2010, Says Report
CSO
February 15, 2011
Damballa Top 10 Botnet Threat Report for 2010 Shows Rampant Increases in Internet Crime
CreativeMac
February 15, 2011
Top 10 Botnets of 2010
Help Net Security
February 15, 2011
VCs: The Time to Make Money in Security Has Finally Arrived
WSJ Venture Capital Dispatch
February 14, 2011
Damballa Raises $12 Million in New Equity Funding
Atlanta Journal Constitution
February 12, 2011
Damballa Adds $12M in New Funding
Private Equity Hub
February 11, 2011
Palomar Ventures Backs Damballa
socalTECH
February 11, 2011
Atlanta-based Damballa Keys in $12M Raise for Cyber Security
TechJournalSouth
February 11, 2011
Damballa Fights Malware with Series D
VentureWire
February 11, 2011
Damballa sniffs out $12M raise
Atlanta Business Chronicle
February 11, 2011
Is The Advanced Persistent Threat A "Who" Or A "What"?
Forbes
February 8, 2011
Two Charged With Stealing iPad Users' Information
NPR
January 18, 2011
Q1 Labs Rounds Up Partner Posse For Security Event Integration
CRN
January 18, 2011
Cyberattacks on company websites intensify
USA Today
January 5, 2011
2010
The Zeus Trojan's Enterprise Impact
Processesor
December 17, 2010
Products of the Week
Network World
December 13, 2010
Damballa Shows FailSafe Botnet Detection Tool
eWeek Europe
December 13, 2010
“Prepare for Next Round of Hacktivism”
Fast Company
December 13, 2010
Damballa Failsafe Detects, Prioritizes Botnet Infections in Enterprise
eWeek
December 12, 2010
“Web Attacks Find a Rallying Cry in WikiLeaks”
New York Times
December 10, 2010
“The Hazard of Bot Volunteerism”
DarkReading
December 10, 2010
“Web Attackers Point to Cause in WikiLeaks”
StarNewsOnline
December 10, 2010
“WikiLeaks Cyberattacks Show Growing Threat”
Daily Record
December 10, 2010
“Social Networking Makes Internet Hacking Easier and Quicker”
USA Today
December 9, 2010
“Social networking makes Internet hacking easier and quicker”
ABC News Online
December 9, 2010
“Online Pranks Given More Sinister Twist”
Yahoo! Finance: UK & Ireland
December 9, 2010
“WikiLeaks Supporters’ Attacks Show Power of Opt-in Botnets”
eWeek
December 9, 2010
Newly-Discovered Murofet Botnet Accredited With Greater Danger
SpamFighter News
November 17, 2010
Keeping an Eye on the SpyEye Trojan
Krebs on Security
November 8, 2010
New Technique Spots Sneaky Botnets
Dark Reading
November 5, 2010
SpyEye trojan attacks heated up in the summer
Info Security
November 5, 2010
Botnet for Sale Business Going Strong, Security Researchers Say
eWeek
October 25, 2010
Bots Hard To Kill -- Even When Botnets Get Decapitated
Dark Reading
October 15, 2010
Microsoft Wants to Cordon Off Botnet-Infected Computers
Tech News World
October 8, 2010
Microsoft proposes a cyber CDC to address Web threats
The Tech Herald
October 5, 2010
Comcast Pushes Bot Alert Program Nationwide
Krebs on Security
October 4, 2010
Tech Insight: How To Defend Against Zeus
Dark Reading
October 1, 2010
Comcast to Protect Customer’s Computers From Malware
New York Times
September 30, 2010
Comcast takes free anti-botnet service nationwide
c|net
September 30, 2010
Damballa Named One of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work
CityBizList
September 29, 2010
Stuxnet Marks the Ongoing Power of the Worm
Enterprise Netowrking Planet
September 28, 2010
Chinese cybercrooks offer DDoS-for-hire
The Register
September 14, 2010
Security firm: DDoS botnet up for rent
FierceCIO
September 13, 2010
Criminals 'go cloud' with attacks-as-a-service
InfoWorld
September 14, 2010
New commercial DDoS botnet discovered
SC Magazine
September 14, 2010
Chinese Botnet Sells Point-And-Click Cyberattacks
Forbes
September 13, 2010
Security firm warns of commercial, on-demand DDoS botnet
CIO Magazine
September 13, 2010
Security firm warns of commercial, on-demand DDoS botnet
ComputerWorld
September 13, 2010
'Here-you-have' and 'David Leadbetter' email viruses target corporations
USA Today
September 13, 2010
Spammers Stay Busy Despite Pushdo Botnet Hit
eWeek
September 1, 2010
Researchers, ISPs fail to contain notorious Pushdo botnet
SearchSecurity
August 31, 2010
Intel to buy McAfee in $7.7 billion deal
USA Today
August 20, 2010
Part two: Blacklists, clustering and The Matrix
SC Magazine
August 9, 2010
Part one: Blacklists, clustering and The Matrix
SC Magazine
August 16, 2010
Living with the knowledge that we're infected
ComputerWorld
August 9, 2010
Inside the Botnet Business: Getting Rich Quick off Security Threats
eWeek
August 4, 2010
Damballa Named a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor:
Recognized for Innovative Botnet Protection Solution
CNBC
July 21, 2010
The shadowy world of the advanced persistent threat and botnets
Dark Reading
July 15, 2010
Vandy Gets Cyber Secured
Nashville Post
July 5, 2010
Lack Of Security Focus Puts SMBs In Harm's Way
Dark Reading
June 30, 2010
Company Boards Must Assume Cyber Attacks Will Occur
BusinessWeek
June 15, 2010
Why Malware Wins the Host Race
SC Magazine
June 15, 2010
Bloomberg Taps Damballa CEO Val Rahmani to Share Cyber Crime Expertise
CNBC
June 14, 2010
Compromised endpoints: Interview with Val Rahmani, CEO of Damballa
SC Magazine
May 18, 2010
Damballa names Savini CFO
Atlanta Business Chronicle
May 4, 2010
Cybercriminals increase Internet advertising click fraud
USA Today
April 26, 2010
Damballa deploys new Internet security forces
Atlanta Business Chronicle
April 23, 2010
Politically Motivated Attacks Could Force Enterprises To Reshape Defenses
Dark Reading
April 19, 2010
Opt-In Botnets and Targeted Attacks
ThreatPost Podcast
April 15, 2010
Conficker Botnet 'Dead In the Water,' Researcher Says
Dark Reading
April 1, 2010
Credit card theft? There's an app for that
NewScientist
March 19, 2010
China cyber attacks: Criminal or military?
CNN iReport
March 15, 2010
Cyber-criminals don't need technical skills
San Francisco Chronicle
March 15, 2010
Best of Show RSA Conference 2010
Forbes.com
March 11, 2010
Botnets Serving Project Aurora Likely Built By "Amateurs," Researcher Says
Dark Reading
March 9, 2010
Researchers Split Over Google's Hackers
Forbes
March 9, 2010
Botnet takedowns 'don't hurt crooks enough'
The Register
March 8, 2010
How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies
USA Today
March 4, 2010
Study: Google-China attack driven by amateurs
CNN
March 3, 2010
Google Attacks Were Amateurish, Security Company Says
BusinessWeek
March 2, 2010
Attacks on Google may have been work of amateurs
ComputerWorld
March 3, 2010
Researchers Call Google Hackers 'Amateurs'
Forbes
March 2, 2010
Experts Call Google Hackers 'Amateurs'
International Business Times
March 3, 2010
Google Attacks Were Amateurish, Security Company Says
Bloomberg
March 3, 2010
Google Attack Performed by 'Amateur' Botnet
eWeek
March 2, 2010
Report: Aurora attack was tested last summer
cNet News
March 2, 2010
25 Hot Products To Watch At RSA
ChannelWeb
March 1, 2010
Damballa Launches Realtime Botnet Termination
Dark Reading
February 26, 2010
Botnet Domains Highlight Global Reach
eWeek
February 24, 2010
Intel discloses yet another corporate network breach
USA Today
February 24, 2010
Rise of the Point-and-Click Botnet
MIT Technology Review
February 23, 2010
Trove of 68,000 stolen logons in hands of 'amateur' hackers
USA Today
February 19, 2010
Boosting Your Defenses Against Botnet Infections
Dark Reading
February 19, 2010
Why becoming a data thief is all too easy
USA Today
February 19, 2010
FAQ: The Kneber botnet revealed
NetworkWorld
February 18, 2010
Thousands Of Organizations Worldwide Hit By Widespread Malware Attack
Dark Reading
February 18, 2010
Undead botnets blamed for big rise in email malware
The Register
February 17, 2010
Behind the Scenes of the Botnet Epidemic
ThreatPost
February 17, 2010
The Top 10 Enterprise Botnets
Dark Reading
February 17, 2010
Google's alleged tie-up with NSA raises concerns
USA Today
February 5, 2010
The Advanced Persistent Threat Attack
Wired
January 30, 2010
The Big Oil APT and Botnet Business
ThreatPost
January 29, 2010
Anatomy Of A Targeted, Persistent Attack
Dark Reading
January 27, 2010
DIY cybercrime kits power growth in Net phishing attacks
USA Today
January 18, 2010
