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"Botmaster" admits infecting 250,000 computers
From:Joe Klemmer
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:33:33 -0500

"Botmaster" admits infecting 250,000 computers
Fri Nov 9, 2007 7:13pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles man on Friday admitted infecting
250,000 computers and stealing the identities of thousands of people by
wiretapping their communications and accessing their bank accounts.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0823938120071110?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=69
or
http://lispurl.com/cdaaaaaaadadar



[And I'm not going to say anything about what OS/Apps these systems were
running.  -  jjk]