Massive Spam Botnet Taken Out By Security Teams

"Good news for your inbox: Internet security teams say they have thwarted the third largest botnet in operation, thought to be the culprit behind some 18 percent of the world's spam emails.

The BBC reports that security company, FireEye, and spam-tracking service SpamHaus, collaborated with local Internet service providers to track and shut down the four-year-old botnet Grum earlier this week. The takedown sends a clear message to the world's spammers, Atif Mushtaq, a FireEye security researcher wrote, "We don't need your cheap Viagra or fake Rolex.""

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