Arrests over $850m Facebook botnet crime spree

Gerald · 12-12-12, 10:30 AM

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An alleged cybercrime ring said to be responsible for losses of $850m (£530m) looks to have been foiled by the FBI - by using Facebook.

In a statement, the US authority said 10 suspects had been arrested globally, including from the UK and US.

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Facebook users were targeted over two years beginning in October 2010.

A gang was said to be using a botnet to steal credit card, bank account and other personal identifiable information from victims.

Facebook worked with authorities to reveal the alleged source of the attacks, as well as identifying which users may have been hit.

Other suspects were arrested in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, New Zealand and Peru.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20693213

Just the beginning....

Note: 12 December 2012 Last updated at 12:31 GMT

Onkel Neal · 12-12-12, 11:25 AM

Cyber crime should carry a 48 hour execution penalty.

Gerald · 12-12-12, 11:27 AM

Right,

12-12-12, 11:25 AM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Cyber crime should carry a 48 hour execution penalty. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

12-12-12, 11:27 AM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Right, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie