BlackShades malware has been sold to thousands of individuals throughout the world, Europol says. Security experts question whether even a sizable crackdown can have much of a long-term impact on the proliferation of malware. The arrests may have a deterrent effect on low-level hackers, FICO’s fraud expert John Buzzard says. Some experts say the arrests should be a warning to cybercriminals that they can get away with cybercrime, that wherever they are, the chances of being caught and prosecuted have just gone up.”]
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