The Dutch High Tech Crime Unit has arrested two persons and closed down Shadow botnet which is estimated to be consisted of over 100,000 computers. A 19-year-old Dutch national is accused of running the botnet. Another arrested person is a Brazilian man who tried to rent the botnet. Security company Kaspersky is asked to help close the botnet down.
Eddy Willems, security evangelist with Kaspersky Labs Benelux, who worked closely with the High Tech Crime Unit, believes this case clearly illustrates how the security industry can help law enforcement in the fight against cybercrime.
The Dutch police is asking anyone who finds that they were part of the Shadow botnet to contact them and register a complaint. Kaspersky provides instructions for locating and removing the Shadow bot malware on its web site.
FBI is also reported to have taken part in the case.
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