Spanish Police Brings Down Criminals Behind Mariposa Botnet
News Security
Three men behind one of the biggest botnets in the world have been nailed by the Spanish Civil Guard, it has been revealed today; Mariposa, which controlled more than 13 million computers worldwide has finally been closed down. Mariposa victims were present in more than 190 countries and the botnet also managed to snare computers in more than 40 major banks and entreprises, all of which are in the top 1000 companies in the world. The scale of the intrusion of Mariposa...
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