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Infected PCs for Rent

Posted by michael on from the 2-bedrooms-1-bath dept.

prostoalex writes "UK authorities are raising concerns about entire networks of infected and compromised PCs (BotNets) being available for sale or rent to the highest bidder. The Register quotes a detective from Hi-Tech Crime Unit saying 'The trade of BotNets of compromised machines is becoming an industry in itself. Organised crime is making use of this industry.'"

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  1. Beyatches of the web by Safety+Cap · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    'The trade of BotNets of compromised machines is becoming an industry in itself.

    Duh. If you can get a Ho in the Big House for a carton of smokes, why not the same for the Beyatches of the web?

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    Yeah, right.