Media Spotlight Scatters a Botnet Host

ISPs spring into action after a mainstream publication fingers a U.S. Web hosting company for its role in the global spam and malware epidemic.

A Web host accused of playing a key role in the world's spam and botnets has been largely yanked from the Internet.

Although ISPs routinely cut off access to sites and Web hosts accused of illegal or disruptive activity, what's unique about this story is that a mainstream media outlet had a hand in bringing down McColo, the U.S.-based Web host in question.

While digging into the company, Brian Krebs at The Washington Post's Security Fix blog prompted two of McColo's largest ISPs to effectively sever it from the Internet. ... Go to source

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