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Microsoft names alleged Kelihos botnet creator
ITworld.com Microsoft says the man lives in St. Petersburg and used for work for a computer security software company January 24, 2012, 7:58 AM — Microsoft has named a Russian man as the alleged creator of Kelihos, a spammy botnet that abused the company's … Microsoft's Kelihos botnet suspect used to work for computer security firm |
Kelly Fiveash / The Register:
UK cops charge alleged Anonymous hacker — Say he fired Low Orbit Ion Cannon at Wikileaks enemies — A man has been charged by police investigating web attacks allegedly carried out by hacking collective Anonymous against firms deemed to have acted against the whistleblower website Wikileaks.
stealing data such as social security numbers and email addresses, the Korea Communications Commission said in a statement. The regulator said that the operator of the sites, SK Communications, alleged the attack originated from computers in China based on …
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The United States Department of Justice:
Sixteen Individuals Arrested in the United States for Alleged Roles in Cyber Attacks … WASHINGTON – Fourteen individuals were arrested today by FBI agents on charges related to their alleged involvement in a cyber attack on PayPal’s website as part of an action claimed by the group “Anonymous …