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Botnet Rivals: Warfare Spills Onto The Net

Bob Sullivan writes on The Red Tape Chronicles:

The bot network industry has become so profitable, and hijacked computers so valuable, that rival gangs are now fighting over them. This digital gang warfare is not physically violent, but it certainly is no game. Bot herders steal each other's infected computers, fight off such raids, and often try to knock each other’s computers off-line.

"They are cutthroat and competitive. They are in it to make a lot of money.... These guys are ruthless to begin with and don’t care who they hurt, as long as they get their dollars," said Jose Nazario, a security researcher at Arbor Networks.

posted by Fergie @ 4/03/2007 11:44:00 AM