FBI takes down DNS Changer botnet; aided $14 million click fraud scheme

Six Estonians were arrested Tuesday as part of the largest botnet takedown ever. The DNS Changer botnet aided a $14 million click-fraud scheme. <img alt="FBI takes down DNS Changer botnet; aided $14 million click fraud scheme, Blog, million, down, botnet, Fraud, Takes, scheme, Click, Aided, Changer"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz…

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Seven charged in malware-driven click fraud case

The US Department of Justice has charged seven people in Russia and Estonia with 27 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and computer intrusion, accusing them of spreading malware to over 4 million computers worldwide to drive traffic to clients’ Internet advertising. The alleged hackers used malware to alter the network…

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