Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoFBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud schemewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down12
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkFBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud schemewww.cnn.comRapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareyeatherlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down14·10 months agoOh boy can’t wait for this to be used maliciously, assuming it hasn’t already.
minus-squareOldWoodFrame@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-210 months agoThe botnet was the example of “this” being used maliciously, the government stopped it.
minus-squaregullible@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoThis is minor compared to the extant cyberattack capacity of the US government. It’s a drop in the bucket. No, a fraction of a drop in the bucket.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoThis article is literally about it being used maliciously
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI think they meant the FBI taking it over and not shutting it down.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoThey took it over to shut it down. Which I’m fine with, if they had a warrant or court order or something. A real one, not a FISA court. But generally I don’t think they should do that.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoI mean… you assume they shut it down. They said they did. 50/50 odds they didn’t give it over to the NSA or CIA or something.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoYou got a malicious bot net?
Oh boy can’t wait for this to be used maliciously, assuming it hasn’t already.
The botnet was the example of “this” being used maliciously, the government stopped it.
Meant by the government.
This is minor compared to the extant cyberattack capacity of the US government. It’s a drop in the bucket. No, a fraction of a drop in the bucket.
This article is literally about it being used maliciously
I think they meant the FBI taking it over and not shutting it down.
They took it over to shut it down.
Which I’m fine with, if they had a warrant or court order or something. A real one, not a FISA court. But generally I don’t think they should do that.
I mean… you assume they shut it down. They said they did. 50/50 odds they didn’t give it over to the NSA or CIA or something.
You got a malicious bot net?