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Prosecutors charge man who allegedly used botnet to take down X this spring
An Oregon man has been charged on allegations of operating a botnet for hire that conducted cyberattacks since 2021.
An Oregon man has been charged in a federal complaint today on allegations of operating a botnet for hire that conducted cyberattacks beginning at least in 2021. "Our office remains committed to disrupting and dismantling cyber criminals that threaten internet security and infrastructure in the District of Alaska and across the United States." At the time, owner Elon Musk made unsubstantiated claims about the attack being perpetrated by a "large, coordinated group and/or a country" and that it stemmed from IP addresses in Ukraine, although security researchers said it was possible the social network had left servers unsecured.
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