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The Gang Behind the World's Largest Spam Botnet

tsu doh nimh writes "A Wikileaks-style war of attrition between two competing rogue Internet pharmacy gangs has exposed some of the biggest spammers on the planet. Brian Krebs uncovers fascinating information about a hacker named 'GeRa' who is supposedly behind the Grum botnet, which is currently sending about one out of every three spam emails worldwide. The story also points to several possible real-identities behind the Internet's largest spam machine."

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  1. Re:Priorities by Splodgey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Destroying this botnet could have detrimental effects on men with tiny penises worldwide!

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    Sigs are for losers....oh wait...damnit