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DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businesses (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businesses::Feds once again fix up compromised retail routers under court order.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Can't remember the name but I recall one of what you're talking about, botnet that actually made it impossible for their competitors to retake the host. In theory the 'good guy's could do that too, but still better to just find a way to fix it without leaving anything behind.