It could be a small win in the fight against malicious botnets. An Internet service provider known for hosting command and control channels for the Zeus botnet has been knocked offline. Media reports say the company was based in Russia. The take-down happened when the firm’s upstream service provider shut down it’s connection. It’s unclear, however, what effect the move might have as, often, hackers who run botnets will move to other service providers.

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