Police arrest hackers behind explosive Fireball malware that infected 250 million computers
At least nine of the ring of hackers that developed the "Fireball" malware have been arrested by Chinese authorities, according to state-run news outlets.
Fireball's reach was one of the world's most extensive. News of it emerged a month ago, and it's been estimated to have infected 250 million computers worldwide — or about 20 percent of corporate networks.
The hackers behind it worked at a Beijing digital marketing company named Rafotech, had earned more than 80 million yuan ($11.84 million) generating fake clicks and traffic to other websites, according to Chinese paper Beijing Youth Daily. Read more...
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Police arrest hackers behind explosive Fireball malware that infected 250 million computers
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