Contents tagged with Digital Crimes Unit
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ZeroAccess criminals wave white flag: The impact of partnerships on cybercrime
The following is a post from Richard Domingues Boscovich, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit.
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Microsoft, Europol, FBI and industry partners disrupt notorious ZeroAccess botnet that hijacks search results
The following is a post from Richard Domingues Boscovich, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit.
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Microsoft Disrupts Botnet Hijacking Search Results and Exploiting Search Engines
Today, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), in partnership with law enforcement and industry partners, announced the successful disruption of the Sirefef botnet, also known as ZeroAccess. This dangerous botnet is responsible for hijacking people’s search results and taking them to potentially dangerous websites that could install malware onto their computer, steal their personal information, or fraudulently charge businesses for online advertisement clicks. ZeroAccess also commits click fraud. According to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, by the end of 2012, malicious or compromised websites had emerged to become the top threats facing enterprises as well as consumers. This botnet specifically targets search results on the major online search and advertising platforms including Google, Bing and Yahoo!, and is estimated to cost online advertisers $2.7 million each month. Read more
