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Bredolab botnet operator arrested
30 million computers in the clear
26 Oct 2010 16:43 | by Dean Wilson
A man suspected of running the Bredolab botnet has been arrested in
Armenia today, only a day after the botnet had been taken down by a
cyber security squad.
The 27-year-old man, whose name was not released, was arrested at the
Yerevan Airport in Armenia on suspicion of operating the botnet of 30
million computers which was used by criminals to push spam, install
malware, log passwords, and steal money.
The arrest comes within 24 hours of the Dutch High Tech Crime Unit
announcing the demise of the botnet after intense efforts to wrestle
control of the command servers from hackers. The operation was
coordinated with the Dutch Forensic Institute and two security firms,
Govcert.nl and Fox.it. 143 servers were seized from the criminals and
subsequently disconnected, effectively shutting down the botnet which
had been operating since July of 2009.
Infected computers which house the Bredolab malware will now receive a
notice the next time they log on, telling them that their computer is
infected. Directions to remove the infection will be supplied, which
could see the end of many more criminal activities.
The Armenian man was arrested in conjunction with the Dutch
investigation. He is accused of renting out the botnet to other
criminals, which means that their details may also come into the hands
of authorities, resulting in further arrests and the end of more
cybercrime.
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