A new botnet called Festi has grabbed the attention of researchers, cracking the list of top 10 most prolific spamming botnets. The botnet has apparently pumped up the volume of spam by recruiting more bots, about 60 percent of which are in Asia, and about 18 percent in Europe, and 9 percent in North America. The Botnet has also recruited more bots in Asia and North America, according to researchers. Read the full article here: http://www.dailymailonline.co.uk/news/newsnubsubs/news/.
Source: https://threatpost.com/spam-botnet-gaining-traction-110909/73051/