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Russian Cyber Criminal Unmasked As Creator of "Most Successful" Apple Malware

Posted by samzenpus on from the who's-to-blame dept.

DavidGilbert99 writes "It was the malware which affected as many Apple computers as the Conficker worm affected Windows PCs and earned its creator up to $10,000 per day. Until now, no one know who was behind the Flashback Trojan which hit 650,000 computers last year, but security researcher Brian Krebs has managed to uncover the creator as a 30-year-old Russian cyber criminal."

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  1. I wouldn't shed a tear by PapayaSF · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wouldn't shed a tear if malware authors and spammers started having fatal accidents. In fact, I'd love it if some tech billionaire had a private hit squad for just that purpose.

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    Q: What does the "B." in Benoit B. Mandelbrot stand for? A: Benoit B. Mandelbrot
    1. Re:I wouldn't shed a tear by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Well, if you ever have jury duty, I really hope you do try to get out of it. If all else fails, show them this comment and how you believe thats correct action.