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Creators of Massive Botnet Arrested

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-maybe-don't-do-that dept.

DigitumDei writes "Dutch police has nabbed 3 men (aged 19,22, & 27) who alledgedly used the toxbot trojan to create a botnet of over 100000 machines. The trio conducted a DDOS attack against an unnamed US company in an extortion attempt, as well as using phishing tactics to hijack PayPal and eBay accounts. From the article: 'Police seized computers, cash, a sports car, and bank accounts at the three men's residences, and additional arrests are expected. The three were to be taken before a magistrate in Breda, a city approximately 25 miles south of Rotterdam, on Friday. The botnet was dismantled, prosecutors said, with help from the Dutch National High Tech Crime Center; GOVCERT.NL, the Netherlands' Computer Emergency Response Team; and several Internet service providers, including the Amsterdam-based XS4ALL.'"

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  1. Let the punishment fit the crime by EwokMolester · · Score: -1, Troll

    I didn't bother to read TFA, but I hope the normally laid-back Dutch courts impose a stiff sentence as a precedent.

    However, seeing what I saw on a recent trip to Amsterdam, I wouldn't be surprised if they get away with a non-custodial sentence and a free blow-job.

  2. oblig by RedNovember · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dino: Good morning, Colonel. Colonel: Good morning gentlemen. Now what can I do for you. Luigi: (looking round office casually) You've ... you've got a nice DDoS army here, Colonel. Colonel: Yes. Luigi: We wouldn't want anything to happen to it. Colonel: What? Dino: No, what my brother means is it would be a shame if... (he knocks something off mantel) Colonel: Oh. Dino: Oh sorry, Colonel. Colonel: Well don't worry about that. But please do sit down. Luigi: No, we prefer to stand, thank you, Colonel. Colonel: All right. All right. But what do you want? Dino: What do we want, ha ha ha. Luigi: Ha ha ha, very good, Colonel. Dino: The Colonel's a joker, Luigi. Luigi: Explain it to the Colonel, Dino. Dino: How many bots you got, Colonel? Colonel: About 10000 altogether. Luigi: Five hundred! Hey! Dino: You ought to be careful, colonel. Colonel: We arc careful, extremely careful. Dino: 'Cos things break, don't they? Colonel: Break? Luigi: Well everything breaks, don't it colonel. (he breaks something on desk) Oh dear.

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  3. Re:What a great idea... by StillNeedMoreCoffee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your an idiot. That being said upfront. What are you going to say about yourself when your machine is zombied by someone that finds a hack that you and your antivirus company doesn't know about yet. Will you call yourself a loser, will you call for your own dismantling. Its not a question if but when.

    And one of the major reasons this happens is that people like you feel that the person mugged is at fault for being mugged. Get real! Someone who finds a way to steal someones CPU for any reason is a bad person. They should be caught and punished, its theft and often time distruction of personal property. That is not acceptable behaviour, nor is calling the people who are the victims Lusers acceptable behaviour.

    Now go to the corner and stay there for a 5 minute timeout.