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Home » News » Plea deal in US ‘spybot’ computer crime case

Plea deal in US ‘spybot’ computer crime case

25th May 202011th November 2007 by Forensic Focus

A hacker from a “botnet underground” group that infected nearly a quarter-million computers with spy software is pleading guilty to criminal charges, US prosecutors said Friday…

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