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December 5, 2016December 7, 2016

Experts from CloudFlare spotted a new dangerous botnet

Security experts from CloudFlare observed a new botnet that emerged in the wild and it could be dangerous as its predecessor Mirai.

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Inside McAfee Labs' predictions (PDF) for 2017 is this: criminals will use machine learning to analyze massive quantities of stolen records to identify potential victims and build contextually detailed emails that very effectively target these individuals. In short, just as defenders use machine learning to detect attacks, attackers will use machine learning to automate attacks and evade detection.

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Highly-targeted, low volume business email compromise (BEC) scams are one of the biggest threats to companies today. Unlike traditional high-volume credential phishing attacks, BEC is a form of highly targeted email spoofing that impersonates corporate identities to solicit fraudulent wire transfers, steal company data, credentials and other confidential information. Because they rarely contain malicious links or attachments, BEC scams are extremely difficult to prevent.

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