Celebrity Gang behind 23% of all spam
A group of spammers, with a fondness for using celebrity names in its spam, is now controlling a network of compromised computers large enough to rival the massive 'Storm Worm' botnet.
A botnet is a network of computers that are under the control of hackers, usually with the rightful owner blissfully unaware that their machines have been hijacked.
Botnets, with their massive computing power, are used to distribute vast amounts of spam by email that usually contains malware that will allow the cyber crooks to steal personal information like passwords.
If not caught, the spammer's botnet networks will grow exponentially.
