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FBI crackdown nabs 8 botnet herders: The FBI today announced the arrest of eight U.S. men accused to hijacking PCs for use in a million-strong botnet that accounted for $20 million in economic loss. In its "Bot Roast II" crackdown, the FBI said it also served 13 search warrants in the U.S. and...; Tags: U.S. District Court, FBI, Bot, Distributed Denial Of Service, Computer, Florida, AKILL, Michael Downey, Federal Government, Phishing, Security, Government, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-11-29

FBI cracks down on botnets: We can all sleep better at night knowing that the FBI is keeping our computers safe. On Wednesday, the FBI announced it had found over one million computers infected by botnets, or networks of "zombie" machines, reports Wired News.Although it sounds like a 1950s sci-fi movie, zombie networks are...; Tags: Law enforcement; Blog posts 2007-06-14
'Operation Bot Roast' nets million-strong botnet operation: Law enforcement authorities today announced the arrest of three men accused of using a million-strong botnet of hijacked computers for spam-related crime.The FBI said its "Operation Bot Roast" identified more than one million victim computer IP addresses being used in criminal activity."The FBI is working with our industry partners,...; Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Privacy, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-06-13

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