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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Microsft paying out $250k for info on Rustock botnet operators

Microsft paying out $250k for info on Rustock botnet operators: "Microsoft is going for the botnet’s throat and hoping that you can help out. The company is offering a monetary award for any information that leads to the identification, arrest and criminal conviction of those responsible for controlling this botnet. The maximum reward amount: $250,000 USD.

At the height of its power the monstrous Rustock botnet had enslaved a sizable number of computers around the world as part of its spam force and had the capacity to send out 30 billion spam emails daily."

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