Chronique des Droits de l'Homme

It can sometimes seem like one of the more striking ironies of the modern global underworld is that the criminals are so much more willing to cooperate than states. A case in point would seem to be today’s breaking story about the FBI’s Operation Ghost Click and the unsealing of an indictment against a major cybercriminal venture that had hijacked 4 million computers in a hundred countries. Through front companies such as Esthost and Rove Digital, they made perhaps $14 million, largely through redirecting browsers to pay-per-click ad sites using DNSChanger malware. (Worried that yours was infected? Check here, courtesy of the FBI.)...