Thursday, December 5, 2013

German Police Arrest Two Bitcoin-mining Botnet Operators

Two alleged hackers have been arrested in Bavaria and Lower Saxony on suspicion of operating a botnet of compromised PCs to perform bitcoin mining. In related raids, the authorities discovered bitcoins currently valued at around €700,000 and evidence of other criminal activity involving copyright and pornography offenses.



via Infosecurity - Latest News http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/36004/german-police-arrest-two-bitcoinmining-botnet-operators/

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