Russian man pleads guilty, admits he ran notorious Kelihos botnet
by Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica - All content on (#3YPFR)
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The man federal prosecutors say operated the Kelihos botnet has now pleaded guilty.
During a hearing in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut, on Wednesday, Peter Yuryevich Levashov admitted guilt in one count of causing intentional damage to a protected computer, one count of conspiracy, one count of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
The 38-year-old Russian's botnet, which dated back to 2010, spanned more than 10,000 machines and was primarily used to send out spam, steal logins, distribute ransomware, and more. Federal authorities shut it down in 2017.
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