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FBI ‘Bot Roast II’ Nails Eight

Action against eight people for various botnet-related criminal offenses capped off another round of investigations by federal law enforcement into over $20 million in losses and over a million compromised PCs.

Botherding became a little less profitable for eight people named in a Federal Bureau of Investigation statement. The second pahse of an ongoing probe into [...]

YouTube Records Snatched By U.S. Customs

Negative publicity continues to befall YouTube, first stemming from the billion dollar copyright infringement suit filed by Viacom, and now from reports that the popular video sharing service is being used as a vehicle to communicate death threats from vengeful criminals.
There are several creative directions you could pursue when taking advantage of YouTube’s video e-mail [...]

U.S. Government Seizes Yahoo User Records

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department issued a warrant last week for a particular user’s information in connection with a series of money laundering scams.
Imagine perusing your inbox to find an e-mail message from an African dignitary entitled, “Job Opportunity For You” and the subsequent excitement that is sure to follow.
The offer [...]