Corporations, agencies infiltrated by 'botnet'
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 17:49
in Mathematics & Economics
(AP) -- Security experts have found a network of 74,000 virus-infected computers that stole information from inside corporations and government agencies. The unusual thing about the incident is not that it happened but that it was discovered, and it is a reminder of the dangers of having computers with sensitive data connected to the open Internet.