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Fortinet’s FortiGuard reported that Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the No.1 threat this quarter

Fortinet − a world leader in high-performance network security – today announced the findings of its FortiGuard threat landscape research for the period of January 1 − March 31, 2013. FortiGuard Labs observed that the Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the No.1 threat this quarter as reported by FortiGate devices worldwide. The report also reveals analysis of the South Korea cyber attacks and two new Android adware variants that have climbed the watch list in the last 90 days. 
ZeroAccess Shows No Signs of Slowing
“In the first quarter of 2013, we have seen owners of the ZeroAccess botnet maintain and expand the number of bots under its control,” said Richard Henderson, security strategist and threat researcher for Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs. “In the last 90 days, the owners of ZeroAccess have sent their infected hosts 20 software updates.”
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