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Microsoft Pursues Botnet Herders Via Newspaper Ads

Posted by samzenpus on from the trouble-makers-wanted dept.

itwbennett writes "Although it is extremely unlikely that anyone associated with Rustock will step forward, Microsoft has taken out ads in two Russian newspapers to notify unnamed defendants in the legal suit. The move is a legal formality required as part of Microsoft's ongoing lawsuit in the U.S. against operators of Rustock. The advertisements will run for 30 days in the Delovoy Petersburg newspaper, located in St. Petersburg, and in The Moscow News, a daily newspaper, wrote Richard Boscovich, a senior attorney with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit."

8 of 28 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I Am Spartacus! by Z_A_Commando · · Score: 2

    Because that turned out so well for all of them in the end.

  2. In equally interesting news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...I stopped at a red traffic light on my way to work today.

    1. Re:In equally interesting news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I was sitting there, minding my own business, when suddenly a woman ran up to my car from across the opposite car lane, opened the passenger door and got in. She then...

    2. Re:In equally interesting news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      got scared and said you're moving in with your auntie and uncle in a town called bel air.

  3. Re:Russia is really corrupt by Arancaytar · · Score: 2

    "Suspect sought job at Google"

    I can guess which of the two crimes pisses MS off more. :P

  4. I suspected it all along ... by Anomalyst · · Score: 2

    Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit

    Ballmer has assigned an entire task force to commit crimes, why does that not come as a surprise?

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    There is no right to feel safe thru security vaudeville at the expense of everyone's freedom, privacy and tax money.
    1. Re:I suspected it all along ... by Skapare · · Score: 2

      Why do I envision an army of soldiers, all tightly aligned in square formation, wielding chairs?

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      now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
  5. Re:Legally Required by SockPuppetOfTheWeek · · Score: 2

    Neither. They are doing it only because they are legally obligated to at least make an attempt to notify the defendants that they're being sued.

    They need to attempt to notify the defendants because then the defendants are legally obligated to show up on the court date. If they don't show, they'll automatically lose the lawsuit.