Storm Worm Botnet "Cracked Wide Open"

Heise Security reports that a 'team of researchers from Bonn University and RWTH Aachen University have analysed the notorious Storm Worm botnet, and concluded it certainly isn't as invulnerable as it once seemed. Quite the reverse, for in theory it can be rapidly eliminated using software developed and at least partially disclosed by Georg Wicherski, Tillmann Werner, Felix Leder and Mark Schlösser. However it seems in practice the elimination process would fall foul of the law.'

Comments

Re:let them all die their natural death

[gazbo]

What the fuck are you babbling on about?

Re:So you are sued and lose your house.

[jrumney]

Now, if the various governments could/would authorize their law enforcement agencies to use this method ...

Who needs authorization? Just say that evil terrists might be using one or two of the PCs in the botnet, and the FBI will treat it as the green light to throw the rulebook out the window.