Slovenian police will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the arrest of three men in connection with the massive Mariposa botnet that was disabled late last year. According to the researcher who helped take down the botnet, the operators who purchased the bot software from the. man known as Iserdo and then built Mariposo, for some reason didn t opt for the feature, which he offered for 200 euros, even though it would have increased their potential profits.
Source: https://threatpost.com/three-mariposa-botnet-suspects-arrested-072810/74265/