Security News > 2017 > March > Hacker Who Used Linux Botnet to Send Millions of Spam Emails Pleads Guilty (The Hackers News)
2017-03-29 03:47
A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in illicit profit has finally entered a guilty plea in the United States and is going to face sentencing in August. Maxim Senakh, 41, of Velikii Novgorod, Russia, pleaded guilty in a US federal court on Tuesday for his role in the development and maintenance of the infamous Linux botnet
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