The FBI recently concluded a two year investigation into a sophisticated Internet fraud ring with the arrest of six Estonian nationals. The fraud ring infected computers with a virus that prevented them from updating anti-virus software leaving them vulnerable to financial fraud schemes. As part of the investigation the FBI took control of the internet connections of millions of internet users. On July 9th the FBI will shut down the DNS Internet servers to an estimated 350,000 computers still remaining under their control.
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A two-year FBI investigation called Operation Ghost Click ended yesterday with the arrest of Six Estonian nationals. They were charged with running a sophisticated Internet fraud ring that infected millions of computers worldwide. Using a DNS changer virus thieves were able to manipulate the multi-billion-dollar Internet advertising industry by infecting private computers which allowed them to control Domain Name System (DNS) servers. The virus also prevented computers from updating or using anti-virus software, leaving them vulnerable to even more malicious software.
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