Botnet boom requires new laws to deal with it, argues US Justice Department
US assistant attorney general demands more far-reaching laws from Congress
The threat posed by cyber criminals operating via vast botnets of hijacked computers has increased "dramatically" in recent years, according to the US Justice Department. Testifying in front of a Senate...
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