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Russian cops have arrested two mobile botnet cybercrime suspects as part of an ongoing investigation that's reckoned to be the first of its kind in Russia. The unnamed duo, aged 25 and 24 and both resident in Arkhangelsk (a city in the north of European Russia) were arrested as part of an investigation into attempts to defraud …

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  1. James 51

    Sberbank

    That was their biggest mistake. If it hadn't have been a Russian bank they might have gotten away with it.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Sberbank

      I think you mean "If it hadn't have been a Russian bank they might have been ignored."

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      1. Terry 6 Silver badge
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        Dammit- you got there before me.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    Russian mobile botnet?

    What Operating System did this 'Russian mobile botnet' run on?

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