ZeuS Busts Bring Botnet Beatdown?
Summary: Authorities in the United States, United Kingdom and Ukraine launched law enforcement sweeps beginning in late September 2010 against gangs running botnets powered by ZeuS, a password-stealing Trojan. Zeus Tracker recorded more than 90 active ZeuS control domains before arrests began on Sept. 29, and that number fell to just 20 by Oct. 3, though the site's maintainer Roman Hüssy noted some control servers use geo-IP restrictions to allow only bots from targeted countries such as the U.K.
Key Takeaway: The takedown cut active ZeuS control domains from over 90 to 20 in days, but the article reports activity was already rebounding - and the U.K. e-crime unit that ran the investigation was facing a 30 percent funding cut, which one commenter called a poor move given the need for constant pressure.
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