Malware

Microsoft sued John Does Controlling Computer Botnets in federal court, claiming they “have illegally created and are using for criminal purposes a global network of interconnected computers knows as the ‘Necurs Botnet,’” <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Malware.pdf"><strong>infecting more than 9 million computers</strong></a> with malicious software.

BROOKLYN — Microsoft brought a federal complaint against John Does Controlling Computer Botnets, claiming they “have illegally created and are using for criminal purposes a global network of interconnected computers knows as the ‘Necurs Botnet,’” infecting more than 9 million computers with malicious software.

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