I particularly like the FBI's "initiative to disrupt and dismantle "botherders"". I'm full of admiration for innovative and decisive approach to law enforcement. Almost as good as disembowelling.
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel07/botnet061307.htm -- David Harley CISSP, Small Blue-Green World Security Author/Editor/Consultant/Researcher AVIEN Guide to Malware: http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk/pages/avienguide.html Security Bibliography: http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk/pages/bibliography.html > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dude VanWinkle > Sent: 13 June 2007 21:27 > To: FunSec [List] > Subject: [funsec] Operation Rot Boast? > > (I have it on good authority they are expecting reprisals in > the form of cyber attacks as a result from operation bot roast) > ------------------------------- > > from: > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/061307-fbi-operation-bot -roast.html > > The Department of Justice and FBI today said ongoing > investigations have identified more than 1 million botnet > crime victims. > Other stories on this topic > > The FBI is working with industry partners, including the > Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center at > Carnegie Mellon University, to notify the victim owners of > the computers. Microsoft and the Botnet Task Force have also > helped out the FBI. Through this process the FBI may uncover > additional incidents in which botnets have been used to > facilitate other criminal activity, the FBI said in a statement. > > The FBI and Justice Department have an ongoing cyber crime > initiative to disrupt and dismantle botherders known as > Operation Bot Roast. To date, the project has nabbed: > > . James C. Brewer of Arlington, Texas, is alleged to have > operated a botnet that infected Chicago area hospitals. This > botnet infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide. > > . Jason Michael Downey of Covington, Ken., is charged with > using botnets to send a high volume of traffic to intended > recipients to cause damage by impairing the availability of > such systems. > > . Robert Alan Soloway of Seattle or the Spam King, is alleged > to have used a large botnet network and spammed tens of > millions of unsolicited email messages to advertise his > website from which he offered services and products. > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
