But he claimed his intentions were motivated by a desire to improve Web security. He based his conclusion on a database that his organization has constructed of 7,200 individual hacker profiles he has assembled at AntiOnline over the past five years. I can tell you flat out that Mixter has nothing to do with these attacks. Mixter has been cooperating with us in tracking these people down. Earlier Monday, German authorities said they had received no request from U.S. officials related to Mixter.
Zombies refer to computers taken over by hackers to launch coordinated attacks on major Web sites.
But the search has been complicated by the absence of much hard electronic evidence to provide a trail back to the vandals, several experts said. Race to cure Several companies have announced products and services they said could help firms identify computer intrusions. Network Associates' ZombieScan intrusion detection service has been used by 10,000 companies since a software upgrade was released on Thursday to address the attacks, Welz said. His work is catalogued on the AntiOnline site. Custom News ZDNet News brings you a summary of top headlines each business day.