Another Day, Another Botnet Story
Botnets just won't quit. Now these traditionally one or two trick ponies are moving beyond spam and denial of service attacks to spreading SQL Injection attacks.
According to eWeek (via Darknet) Web site attacking malware is spread by the botnet:
the file is in fact a SQL injection attack tool that when launched searches Google for .asp pages that contain certain terms. It then launches SQL injection attacks against the Web sites returned by the search.
And this isn't the only example:
A similar attack technique is currently being seen spreading game-password-stealing Trojans from China. Whether the tool is related or only the attack syntax is shared, it is clear that SQL injection attack activity is on the rise from multiple sources
Botnets have been making news, see for example speculation on the use of botnets by the military and a recent podcast on combating botnets.
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