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Botnet Malware Writer Arrested in Slovenia
Published on 28 Jul, 2010 at 9:10 in Cloud | Viewed 98 times | No Comments
A man believed to a malware author has been arrested in Slovenia. The 23-year-old virus writer, known as Iserdo, is said to be the author of the Mariposa virus, which infected more than 12.7 million computers and was dismantled earlier this year.
Since its discovery, law enforcement organizations in the United States and Europe have been working to close down the operators. Police in Spain arrested three individuals suspected of…
Botnet Malware Writers Arrested in Slovenia
Slovenian police have arrested four suspects amid allegations that the four developed the Mariposa botnet malware. The arrests come of the heels of a joint investigation between Slovenian police and the FBI.
Earlier this year, three suspects were arrested in Spain and are charged with distributing the malware. According to STA, a Slovenian news agency, the four suspects are through to have developed the malware used by the…
