Botnet Hijacking Steals 70GB of Data – PhysOrg.com
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Botnet Hijacking Steals 70GB of Data
PhysOrg.com, VA – John Messina Torpig gains control of a computer by rewriting the hard drive's master boot record. As a result, control of a computer is gained during the early stages of a PC's boot process, allowing it to bypass anti-virus and other security software. Researchers hijack control of Torpig botnet SC Magazine US Botnet hijacking reveals 70GB of stolen data Register Researchers managed to compromise a Torpig botnet Ecommerce Journal Ars Technica all 42 news articles |