Mirai Botnet Creators Helping FBI Fight Cybercrime to Stay Out of Jail

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09-19-2018, 03:03 PM

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"Three young hackers who were sentenced late last year for creating and spreading the notorious Mirai botnet are now helping the FBI to investigate other "complex" cybercrime cases in return to avoid their lengthy prison terms."

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/mirai-...0dih8.14h2

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