50 ISPs Harbor Half of All Infected Machines

Orome1 writes "As the classic method of combating botnets by taking down command and control centers has proven pretty much ineffective in the long run, there has been lots of talk lately about new stratagems that could bring about the desired result. A group of researchers from the Delft University of Technology and Michigan State University have recently released an analysis of the role that ISPs could play in botnet mitigation — an analysis that led to interesting conclusions. The often believed assumption that the presence of a high speed broadband connection is linked to the widespread presence of botnet infection in a country has been proven false."

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Who are they?

[HangingChad]

"The networks of just 50 ISPs account for around half of all infected machines worldwide," say the researchers.

Who are the 50? Publish the names and IP ranges and let the admins loose on them.