Mariposa botnet 'mastermind' jailed in Slovenia

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Mariposa botnet 'mastermind' jailed in Slovenia
Botnet	Mariposa
Malware
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2013 / 2013-12-24
Editor/Conference	BBC
Link	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25506016 www.bbc.co.uk (www.bbc.co.uk Archive copy)
Author
Type	Press article

Abstract

“ A hacker accused of masterminding one of the biggest ever botnets has been sentenced to just under 5 years in jail.

Matjaz Skorjanc was arrested in 2010 after a two-year investigation into malware that had hijacked about 12.7 million computers around the world.

The 27-year-old was found guilty of creating the Mariposa botnet software, assisting others in "wrongdoings" and money laundering.

His lawyer said he would appeal.

In addition to the 58-month jail term, Skorjanc was also ordered to pay a 4,000 euro ($4,100; £2,510) fine and give up a flat and car he was alleged to have bought with money he had received from a Spanish criminal syndicate.

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