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FBI Takes Out $14M DNS Malware Operation

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-em-down dept.

coondoggie writes "U.S. law enforcement today said it had smashed what it called a massive, sophisticated Internet fraud scheme that injected malware in more than four million computers in over 100 countries while generating $14 million in illegitimate income. Of the computers infected with malware, at least 500,000 were in the United States, including computers belonging to U.S. government agencies, such as NASA."

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  1. Last Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Posted from one of the bots.

  2. Re:Nice job Feds. Credit when credit is due. by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sometimes you just gotta hand it to 'em

    Other times, they just take it... :)

  3. FBI stops DNS poisoning scheme by Compaqt · · Score: 4, Funny

    The FBI managed to stop MAFIAA from passing PROTECT-IP?

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