How Russian Spam King Peter Levashov Was Arrested, and His
Kelihos Botnet Dismantled
By Garrett M. Graff
Published: 2017-04-11 · Archived: 2026-04-05 20:40:20 UTC
Apr 11, 2017 10:38 AM
How the FBI Took Down Russia's Spam King---And His Massive Botnet
The arrest of Peter Yuryevich Levashov notches another win for the FBI's top cyber talent.
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One of the world’s most notorious spammers appears to have been tripped up by a basic cybersecurity no-no,
according to the FBI: He used the same log-in credentials to both run his criminal enterprise and also log into sites
like iTunes.
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Source: https://www.wired.com/2017/04/fbi-took-russias-spam-king-massive-botnet/
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