Massive Mariposa Botnet Dismantled, Mario to Social Network (But Skips Facebook)
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
The Mariposa botnet originated in Spain in 2008, and subsequently spread to corrupt over 12 million PCs in almost 200 countries. Among those were consoles used in hundreds of Fortune 500 companies and more than 40 major banks. Spanish authorities have now arrested the three primary suspects behind the operation, which relied ...
Every summer, when the weather's (usually) nice, TV networks go dormant, filling their programming slots with endless repeats and stupid new game shows hosted by B-list celebrities. In the Fall, they wheel out the big guns and launch salvos of expensive premier pilots at each other -- all to win the never-ending war for viewership. This year, a few of those salvos have had their potential ...








