Malicious-software spreaders get sneakier, more prevalent
April 23, 2006
By Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, USA TODAY
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SEATTLE – At the height of his powers, Jeanson James Ancheta felt unstoppable.
From his home in Downey, Calif., the then-19-year-old high school dropout controlled thousands of compromised PCs, or “bots,” that helped him earn enough cash in 2004 and 2005 to drive a souped-up 1993 BMW and spend $600 a week on new clothes and car parts.
He once bragged to a protégé that hacking Internet-connected PCs …More
