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Qtx · 18-08-2014, 14:59

Looks like GCHQ/NSA etc have more innocent users as zombies than this botnet :P

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...enda-programme

One of the slides suggests they actually exploit the systems to have them ready for use hiding their attacks, rather then just having a list of vulnerable ones ready to exploit if needed. Either way, no difference between governments, hackers or crime-based botnet herders, except for the fact it's legal when one of them does it.

18-08-2014, 14:59	#43
Qtx Inactive Join Date: May 2012 Location: Probably outside the M25 Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited 40/10 Posts: 3,473	Re: 'Two weeks' to block cyber-attack Looks like GCHQ/NSA etc have more innocent users as zombies than this botnet :P http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...enda-programme One of the slides suggests they actually exploit the systems to have them ready for use hiding their attacks, rather then just having a list of vulnerable ones ready to exploit if needed. Either way, no difference between governments, hackers or crime-based botnet herders, except for the fact it's legal when one of them does it.