Tag: mariposa
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Mariposa bot herders apply for job with security firm
Applicants weren’t successful, but may not see prison either. Panda Labs ‘ Luis Corrons believed he was the victim if a practical joke when two people who had been involved in the running of the Mariposa botnet applied for a job at his company. It wasn’t a joke though: the two Spaniards who visited the…
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Botnet taken down as ringleaders are arrested
‘Mariposa’ included almost 13 million zombies. Spanish authorities have managed to take down the Mariposa botnet – one of the largest of its kind which is believed to have infected in 12.7 million computers worldwide – as well as arresting three of its botherders. Stories of botnets being taken down have become more prevalent recently;…