BBC programme broke law with botnets, says lawyer – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 12th, 2009 in BBC, computer crime, news by sally

“A BBC programme has broken the Computer Misuse Act by acquiring and using software to control 22,000 computers, creating a botnet capable of bringing down websites. A technology law specialist has said that the activity is illegal.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th March 2009

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