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Microsoft, Federal Agencies Take Down Rustock Botnet

By CircleID Reporter
  • March 18, 2011, 6:01 pm PDT
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Neil Schwartzman writes: “There is a lot of press on the profound effect the take-down of the Rustock botnet, affected by Microsoft, some U.S. federal agencies, and countless others working in the background to assist in the effort. CAUCE has aggregated a few of the best stories and data-points.

A community congratulations, and thank-you to all those involved!”

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