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The headline makes it sound like they destroyed the equipment somehow. The article makes it sound like a bunch of consumer-grade routers were infected with Chi
by bsimpson 3y ago
The headline makes it sound like they destroyed the equipment somehow.
The article makes it sound like a bunch of consumer-grade routers were infected with Chinese malware, and that the FBI hacked into the hacked routers, logged the malware, and removed it.
- nightpool 3y agoIt really doesn't. The use of the word "blow out" might be a little sensationalist but nobody would expect it to mean destroying physical equipment, especially when that equipment is in a botnet (i.e. hacked devices that are presumably legitimately owned by someone)
- pimlottc 3y agoThe Register tends to the hyperbolic, it’s their style
- NoPicklez 3y agoThe article to me makes it sound like they removed the BotNet but didn't destroy the equipment
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