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The infamous Blackhole Exploit Kit has gone dark following the reported arrest in Russia of a suspect whom police believe is linked to the malware. Blackhole has been the preferred tool for running drive-by download attacks and therefore a menace to internet hygiene for the last three years. A suspect linked to Blackhole was …

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  1. Peter Simpson 1
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    Payoffs?

    Sounds like someone didn't make the right payoffs in time.

    // envelope in the pocket

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  2. I. Aproveofitspendingonspecificprojects

    Yes but they could take one of his testicles and still have enough left over to make him a willing co-operator. Heaven knows when the Snow falls they will be well armed enough I am sure. (Good luck to them, I'm on Linux not an NSA special. (I must confess to being somewhat Googlified though.))

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  3. LordBrian

    How do these people get paid ? Can it be that difficult to trace the money ?

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    1. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
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      I sure hope it is a bit difficult.

      Too much transparency and suddenly you feel The State's finger in unusual places. And you can't even shoot the bastards, as the law forbids it.

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