Spanish police release details about Mariposa arrests
Posted on March 5, 2010
Filed Under Online Security News
Three Spaniards have reportedly been arrested in connection with “Mariposa”, one of the largest botnets worldwide. The arrests took place over the past few weeks and the suspects stand accused of having taken control of more than 13 million computers and of operating the botnet since the end of 2008
Source: The H Security
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