Hackers recruited unwitting accomplices in Thursday’s attacks against U.S. government sites, researcher says. Security researcher says 5,600 people collaborated in the assaults. The Department of Justice’s website was operating normally early Friday morning. Four men associated with Megaupload “cyberlocker” site were arrested in New Zealand and face extradition to the U.K. Four others face charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. The attacks began Thursday just hours after the arrests of four people associated with the site.”]
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