Peter Levashov, 37, of St. Petersburg, Russia, faces up to 52 years in prison if convicted of all charges. He allegedly ran a botnet called Kelihos that pumped out spam, banking Trojans and ransomware, including a strain named “JokeFromMars” Jury selection for his case is scheduled to begin April 10, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut says. The FBI appears to have been tracking the alleged operator of the botnet for some time.”]
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