FBI Takes Down Cyber Hijackers

Iria · Jun 13, 2007, 07:11 PM

Source: ABC News
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ABC News has learned that the FBI has targeted a small number of suspected hackers who allegedly took over thousands of personal computers secretly and used them to steal identities and send out massive amounts of spyware and spam.

The FBI said it has identified 1 million computer addresses that have been affected in a scheme called "botnetting" in which criminals turn other people's computers into servers and then use them for illicit activity.

Jun 13, 2007, 07:11 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	FBI Takes Down Cyber Hijackers Source: ABC News ______ ABC News has learned that the FBI has targeted a small number of suspected hackers who allegedly took over thousands of personal computers secretly and used them to steal identities and send out massive amounts of spyware and spam. The FBI said it has identified 1 million computer addresses that have been affected in a scheme called "botnetting" in which criminals turn other people's computers into servers and then use them for illicit activity.