Security forces in Spain along with Panda Security and Defense Intelligence both, security companies declared that three men were arrested because they allegedly operated a botnet called Mariposa.

According to computer scientists, honeypot traps that are set up to safeguard PCs off botnets' clutches can now be attacked due to sophistications in botnet programs. Botnets are utilized for executing spurious and criminal operations online.

UNM HSC (Health Sciences Center) informed approximately 1,900 patients that hackers compromised their private data.

CA the security company has issued an alert to computer users who crack legally designed software only because it could be obtained for free. Says the company, maliciously-intended people have been employing software crackers as bait for malware.