“Spain Busts Hackers for Infecting 13 Million PCs”

• Reuters via Threat Level | Wired.com

Users were targeted via a vulnerability in Internet Explorer when they visited websites infected with the malware. Spanish authorities shutdown the Mariposa bot-net on December 23, 2009 although the details of what is being called the “largest cyber-raid to date” are just being released.

Infection Statistics:

• 190 countries
• 40 of the largest financial institutions
• 50% of 1,000 largest companies

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