AP reports that authorities in Spain have cracked one of the biggest botnet rings in history, with three arrests made and more coming. The so-called Mariposa botnet appeared in December, 2008: "a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as many as 12.7 million poisoned PCs," affecting "half of the Fortune 1,000 companies" and more than 40 major banks, according to investigators.
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Arrests made in "Mariposa" botnet that infected 13 million PCs
Google hit with demands for detailed ad business info from Texas and other states
PHOTO: Shutterstock. TX AG Ken Paxton, shown here, is leading nationwide probe into Google. The Texas attorney general today issued a 29-page civil investigative demand with more than 200 directives for Google to provide detailed information on its ad business. The deadline is October 9.
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Right-wing troll complains about how hard he has it
Having managed to be so vile as to be kicked off Twitter, a darling of the white supremacy market complains about how hard it is to be him. Vice: The provocateur made no mention of the harassment that landed him in social media jail. Nor did he touch on being forced out of Breitbart the […]
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Candy Chemistry. You know, for kids!
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Work towards becoming a certified project manager with this training bundle
Breaking into the big leagues as a project manager isn’t done overnight, but there are principles that anyone can learn, and they’re applicable to nearly any business. No matter what your field, if there are multiple teams working toward a common goal, you’re going to need a roadmap. The Project Management Professional Certification Training Suite […]
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Save over 25% on this open source portable gaming console
On the one hand, nostalgia is “a corruption of the historical impulse,” according to William Gibson. On the other hand, “Super Mario Bros.” will never not be cool. Luckily, there’s a way to satisfy that retro gaming while still keeping an eye on the future: The GameShell Kit. This thing is simultaneously the last handheld […]
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Boost your data analytics skills with this master class on Tableau
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