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Spam levels bounce back after botnet takedown
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| Spam levels are returning to normal following the recent takedown of
| crime-friendly ISP 3FN, which temporarily interrupted the operation of a
| significant spam spewing botnet.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/02/3fn_takedown/
Feds: Hospital hacker's 'massive' DDoS averted
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| The leader of a malicious hacker collective who used his job as a security
| guard to breach sensitive Texas hospital computers has been arrested just
| days before his group planned a "massive DDoS" attack for the July 4
| Independence Day holiday.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/01/hospital_hacker_arrested/
Related:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
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