NZ Teen Arrested as 'Spybot Mastermind' 113
Josh Fink writes "The Guardian has an interesting piece on 'Akill', a teenager from New Zealand who was the ringleader of a hacking ring. The economic impact of the ring may have totaled £9.7m. 'The teenager was the "head of an international spybot ring that has infiltrated computers around the world with their malicious software', Martin Kleintjes told New Zealand national radio ... The FBI estimates that more than 1m computers have been infected, and puts the combined economic losses at more than $20m (£9.7m).' Eight people have been charged, pleaded guilty or have been convicted since June. The FBI really has been putting a crackdown on botnets / spyware recently."
Stupid teenagers (Score:1, Funny)
Just look how fast this well-meaning post gets modded down by those imbecile teenage moderators.
Yoohoo!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:They hate competition (Score:3, Funny)
Cut the head off? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Cut the head off? (Score:2, Funny)
It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
I could be worse.... (Score:3, Funny)
infected computers .. (Score:3, Funny)
What Operating System did these computers run on and is it possible to make a 'computer' that don't get infected by clicking on a URL or opening an attachment.
and then (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They hate competition (Score:3, Funny)
The Queen's English seems to mandate the use of the plural when referring to ourganizatiouns. Kind ouf like the extra 'U's in wourds like "Coummounwealth".
Re:Yoohoo!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yoohoo!!! (Score:1, Funny)