botnets Archive

  • Should we even bother going after cyber-criminals?

    Should we even bother going after cyber-criminals?

    At what point do you stop trying to track and prosecute cyber-criminals? Obviously, you can't let criminals run around willy-nilly, but when you look at the resources involved in bringing those guys to justice—and are you really nabbing the right guys in the first place?—it's worth at least talking about. Is fighting cyber-crime about as futile as fighting the war on drugs?

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  • Twitter now being used to direct botnets

    Twitter now being used to direct botnets

    Twitter. Twitter? Twitter! TWITTER! Yes, the world's most important Web site has been co-opted by evildoers, being used to control personal information-stealing botnets.

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