FBI Operation Bot Roast Off To Successful Start

The Department of Justice and FBI announced an ongoing effort to disrupt and dismantle botnets and arrest botherders. Operation Bot Roast has identified over 1 million bots and the FBI is working with industry partners to notify the victims.

"The majority of victims are not even aware that their computer has been compromised or their personal information exploited," said FBI Assistant Director for the Cyber Division James Finch. "An attacker gains control by infecting the computer with a virus or other malicious code and the computer continues to operate normally. Citizens can protect themselves from botnets and the associated schemes by practicing strong computer security habits to reduce the risk that your computer will be compromised."