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Two Arrested For Zbot Trojan
An anonymous reader writes "Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit have made Europe's first arrests in the battle against the ZeuS or Zbot Trojan which threatened to compromise thousands of computers. Officers arrested a man and woman, both aged 20 years, in Manchester for offenses under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act and the 2006 Fraud Act. Both suspects were interviewed by PCeU detectives and have been bailed for further in-depth inquiries to be completed. The arrests in connection with the malware represent some of the first in the world, and the first in Europe to combat the distribution and control of ZeuS."
Yeah, North West England - the UK
Watch those corners
Yes, linux malware will be blue blooded fine cuban cigars smoking fine scotch drinking gentleman, much unlike windows malware which drinks cheap beer, smoke lucky strikes, lives in trailer park and has five kids with four men.
-- Technology for the sake of technology is as pathetic as eschewing technology because it's technology.
The Guardian would suggest that the met Police e-crime unit were involved in the take down http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/18/zeus-zbot-trojan-virus and the e-crime unit http://www.kable.co.uk/government-ecrime-review-home-office-14jul09 is part of GCHQ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/25/cyberspace-war-computer-hacking-fraud. So may well be more to this than meets the eye.
What the hell is wrong with lucky strikes! Its toasted!
-The world would be a better place if everyone had a hoverboard
It's because the UK's e-crime unit is part of the Metropolitan Police. I guess it doesn't make sense for each police authority to have it's own e-crime unit.
PCeU - Police Central e-crime Unit