Re: Finjan botnet story - fact or fiction?

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Paul M. Moriarty <pmm () igtc com> wrote:

> >
> http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/22/world/worldwatch/entry4960984.sht
> ml
>
> "The FBI and British law enforcement authorities are trying to hunt
> down hackers responsible for the largest botnet (robot network) ever
> known to the IT world, according to a California-based Internet
> security company.
>
> Finjan's Chief Technology Officer has told the Financial Times that
> six people based in Ukraine are suspected of compromising 1.9 million
> computers worldwide in just two months — many of them in the U.S. "
>
> [...]
>
> "However, Rupert Goodwins editor of CBSNews.com's sister site
> ZDNet.com, says Finjan has offered no hard evidence to back up their
> claim of discovering the world's largest-ever botnet. "
>
> [...]
>
> So, another new, big botnet or RSA publicity-seeking hype?

Only your hairdresser knows for sure. ;-)

- - ferg

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