Germany's Federal Police Criminal Service (BKA) announced the arrests of two ατόμων στη Βαυαρία και Κάτω Σαξονία ως υπόπτων για τη mode of a botnet that has helped them generate over €700.000 ($954.000) in Bitcoins.
According to the authorities, three suspects are being investigated, but only two of them were arrested at night between 2 and December 3.
The Police report that these individuals had modified a piece of one malicioussoftware so that it spreads across the Internet and gives them control over victim computers. They used these computers to create a botnet, which in turn was used to steal digital identities and create Bitcoins.
Η police λέει ότι έχω επίσης στοιχεία για παραβιάσεις δικαιωμάτων πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας, δραστηριότητες που σχετίζονται με το hacking, και ποινικά αδικήματα που σχετίζονται με περιεχόμενο για ενήλικες.
BKA President Mr. Jörg Zierke noted that Bitcoin is increasingly being used by criminals because it facilitates WRITTEN »THE WOODWORKING - THE OWNER and makes it harder for the police to track them down. The investigation is ongoing.
