botnets
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Microsoft Raids Take Botnet Stings Into Their Own Hands
Over the weekend, Microsoft teams accompanied by United States marshals raided buildings and seized hundreds of web addresses to shut down a major botnet syndicate. The sting was part of a civil suit brought by Microsoft — because it was tired of waiting for law enforcement bodies to act.
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Inside The Big Business Of Spam Botnets
Spam emails are usually so crude that it might seem impossible that spammers make money from them, but the sheer volume of messages sent every day makes spamming a profitable industry – most emails sent worldwide are spam.