Friday, July 01, 2011
Metulji, computer worm strikes
International law enforcement agencies are investigating what may be the largest documented botnet, a network of tens of millions of hijacked computers use to steal banking information, according to a security firm aiding the investigation. Some members of the gang have been traced to the city of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The June arrests of two men in Slovenia resulted from their use of real names and addresses when they registered domains used to control the Metulji botnet, Hijazi said.
More arrests may be imminent. The alleged author of the computer worm behind the Mariposa botnet, who may have also created the Metulji software, was arrested last year in Slovenia.
BAD HARDWARE WEEK: 'Indestructible' botnet based on TDL-4 snares 4.5 million computers
The June arrests of two men in Slovenia resulted from their use of real names and addresses when they registered domains used to control the Metulji botnet, Hijazi said.
More arrests may be imminent. The alleged author of the computer worm behind the Mariposa botnet, who may have also created the Metulji software, was arrested last year in Slovenia.
BAD HARDWARE WEEK: 'Indestructible' botnet based on TDL-4 snares 4.5 million computers
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