Microsoft, FBI Takedown Citadel Botnet 58
hypnosec writes "Microsoft in collaboration with the FBI have successfully taken down the Citadel botnet which was known to control millions of PCs across the globe and was allegedly responsible for bank fraud in excess of $500 million. Citadel was known to have over 1,400 instances across the globe with most located in the US, Europe, India, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. It would install key-logging tools on target systems, which were then used to steal online banking credentials."
Great start but (Score:1, Informative)
Call me when they take down the bankers who have illegally laundered trillions of dollars in the LIBOR scandal.
Re:$500 Million (Score:5, Informative)
I don't think that "instance" means infected machine here. I would say likely it would be some sort of control node of the botnet. If you have many control nodes, it is much harder to take control of the botnet as a whole.
Re:This is just a decoy... (Score:4, Informative)
I'm not sure of the validity of your claims on margarine, so references would have been nice. However I used to drive past a margarine factory in Sydney most evenings and the smell coming out of that place has ensured I will never consciously eat margarine.