Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoFBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud schemewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down12
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkFBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud schemewww.cnn.comRapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareczech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up58·2 years agoSounds to me like they hacked the bot net rather than used some universal backdoor into privately owned computers.
minus-squaresebinspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·2 years agoThis is correct. Someone doesn’t know what a C2 is.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoCommand & Control for those that don’t. It’s the mechanism used to control the hacked computers. Back in my day they often used IRC.
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.
Command & Control for those that don’t. It’s the mechanism used to control the hacked computers. Back in my day they often used IRC.
They got Ritalin up in here???
Subzero is where it’s at!