Peter Severa

US Takes Down Huge Botnet As Spain Arrests Notorious Russian Hacker

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US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and unwanted spam emails, as Spain arrested the notorious Russian hacker who operated it. US authorities say the Russian, Piotr or Peter Levashov, had operated the Kelihos network of tens of thousands of infected computers, stealing personal … Read more

Russian Arrested In Spain ‘over US Election Hacking’

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Mr Levashov’s arrest relates to alleged “hacking” of the US election last year Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in “hacking” the US election, Spanish press reports have said. Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, has now been remanded in custody. A “legal source” also told the AFP news … Read more