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FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme

www.cnn.com FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme | CNN Politics

The FBI and European law enforcement agencies dismantled a massive network of hacked computers that had been used to defraud victims of hundreds of millions of dollars, agencies announced Tuesday.

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Ummm ... this is a bit disconcerting. I mean good the gov't did something, but W O W on their ability to uninstall a program from privately-owned computers.

"The investigation culminated late last week, when the FBI redirected the botnet’s internet traffic through computer servers controlled by the bureau and then issued commands to some infected computers to uninstall the malicious software."
- Sounds to me like they hacked the bot net rather than used some universal backdoor into privately owned computers.
  
  This is correct. Someone doesn’t know what a C2 is.
- That's not how any of this works
  
  Right. Undercover FBI was all like "hey hackers, press alt-f4 to check for hidden agents" and they did and then all the zombie PCs shut down and the FBI all cheered
- The FBI has removed malware from personal devices before and will likely continue to unless forbidden to via legislation.
  
  https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/548082-doj-authorizes-fbi-to-remove-malware-on-computers/
- They probably send the kill command to the bot net, most have one in case the creator gets targeted by its own work...
- Ur quite dumb
- Oh boy can't wait for this to be used maliciously, assuming it hasn't already.
  
  The botnet was the example of "this" being used maliciously, the government stopped it.
  
  This is minor compared to the extant cyberattack capacity of the US government. It’s a drop in the bucket. No, a fraction of a drop in the bucket.
  
  This article is literally about it being used maliciously
  
  You got a malicious bot net?

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