Authorities bust 3 in infection of 13M computers
Authorities bust 3 in infection of 13M computers
By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer -
SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities have smashed one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers, a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as many as 12.7 million poisoned PCs.
The "botnet" of infected computers included PCs inside more than half of the Fortune 1,000 companies and more than 40 major banks, according to investigators.
By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer -
SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities have smashed one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers, a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as many as 12.7 million poisoned PCs.
The "botnet" of infected computers included PCs inside more than half of the Fortune 1,000 companies and more than 40 major banks, according to investigators.