Suspected Mariposa Botnet Creator Arrested 95
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mehemiah writes "The writer of the Mariposa Botnet has been arrested through international effort. The FBI said this arrest and the arrests of three alleged operators in February were the result of a two-year joint investigation into the Mariposa Botnet, which may have infected as many as eight million to 12 million computers around the world."
Jail time (Score:5, Funny)
And in related news ... (Score:5, Funny)
In related news, a grass roots campaign has started on the net calling for his release.
Current estimates are that anywhere from 8 to 12 million people around the world are current calling for his release, writing petitions to their local government, and spamming on-line petition sites hoping to bring attention to this issue.
Re:Two years? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Two years? (Score:1, Funny)
Oh hell no. You've got to code something up in Visual Basic to do things like that.
Re:And in related news ... (Score:3, Funny)
In Soviet Russia you fly over joke's head!