Microsoft, together with partners from the financial services industry, has hit the operators of a botnet running the Zeus Trojan. Escorted by U.S. Marshals, staff of the companies seized command and control servers in two hosting locations — Scranton, Pa. and Lombard, Ill. — and took down two IP addresses related to the C&C structure. Microsoft is monitoring 800 domains secured in the operation to identify what it says are thousands of computers infected by Zeus. This is the second time Microsoft has physically seized equipment in an attack on botnet operators.
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Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 26, 2012 11:48 AMMicrosoft, together with partners from the financial services industry, has hit the operators of a botnet running the Zeus Trojan. Escorted by U.S. Marshals, staff of the companies seized command and control servers in two hosting locations — Scranton, Pa. and Lombard, Ill. — and took down two IP addresses related to the C&C structure. Microsoft is monitoring 800 domains secured in the operation to identify what it says are thousands of computers infected by Zeus. This is the second time Microsoft has physically seized equipment in an attack on botnet operators.