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Man charged with NASA hack, on 10th anniversary of Gary McKinnon’s arrest

09

Feb

2012

In December 2010, computers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles were allegedly hacked. With researchers unable to use the computers for two months, NASA estimated the damage caused to be in the region of $580,000. Not to be sniffed at. It was with some surprise then, to hear last month that 26-year-old Robert […]

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Operation b79 (Kelihos) and Additional MSRT September Release

27

Sep

2011

For the month of September, Microsoft is adding the Win32/Kelihos family to a second release of the Malicious Software Removal Tool. This additional release is to support the most recent action in Project MARS- Operation b79 which targets the Kelihos botnet. Operation b79 builds on the successes of the Rustock and Waledac takedowns. This operation […]

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Rustock Case Update

23

Sep

2011

Today, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit announced that we have concluded our civil case against the Rustock botnet operators and turned evidence found during that investigation over to the FBI as a criminal referral. While the FBI will be driving that investigation, we will continue to offer the $250,000 reward for information which leads to the […]

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