>the servers used to receive pilfered data from infected machines has been "sinkholed," Intego said. Sinkholing is the term for taking control of the Internet a

>the servers used to receive pilfered data from infected machines has been "sinkholed," Intego said. Sinkholing is the term for taking control of the Internet address used in malware attacks so white hats can ensure that compromised computers don't continue to report to servers operated by attackers. I'd be interested to know how this works? How can you just "take control" over a server/IP address like that? Is there some law that allows botnet control servers to be seized?