Let me get this straight. They took over a botnet, which consists of computers they are unauthorized to access. Not only did they commit a felony but then they wrote a paper about it?
The reason that nobody else has done this before is not because they are incapable of doing it. The reason nobody has done this before is because it is illegal
Also, as they stated, they were working with the DoD and the FBI.
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Let me get this straight. They took over a botnet, which consists of computers they are unauthorized to access. Not only did they commit a felony but then they wrote a paper about it?
The reason that nobody else has done this before is not because they are incapable of doing it. The reason nobody has done this before is because it is illegal
Also, as they stated, they were working with the DoD and the FBI.