View source for Infamous Skynet botnet author allegedly arrested

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|Botnet=Skynet,
|Year=2013
|Date=2013-12-05
|Editor=MalwareTech
|Link=http://www.malwaretech.com/2013/12/infamous-skynet-botnet-author-allegedly.html
|Author=MalwareTech,
|Type=Blogpost
|Abstract=On the 4th of December the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) issued a press release stating they had arrested two suspects for computer crimes, with the support of GSG 9 (A German special operations unit). The release detailed that the two suspect has reportedly modified, distributed and used existing malware as part of a botnet, which had been responsible for mining over 700,000 euros worth of bitcoins (which have now been confiscated). There was also evidence found of other crimes committed, such as: fraud and distribution of copyrighted pornographic material. The full press release is in German but can be read here.
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