The operation was performed in concert with other governments. See https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/qakbot-malware-disrupted-inte.... I’ve worked with some of the partners involved on previous operations and they are top notch - while like I said I think this is a legitimate argument either way (should governments have the ability to actively disrupt malicious activity), I am on the side of taking action as has been done here.
So no problem if others break the law (in foreign countries, too), then?
"Top notch"? I wonder ifvthat would apply to the feds in other countries 'fixing' US computers.
Nb. Not having a dog inbthe fight, I doverr towards keeping anyone the fuck out of my pc. I could appreciate a pop-up though, explaingvwhatcwas going on and how to fix it.
In this case there is someone already “the fuck in your pc”. It’s just a group of cyber criminals looking to monetize said pc with mostly illicit activity. As the sibling pointed out, the pop up would require code execution so … they would necessarily be in your pc already.
That said, I would imagine the pop up would be where this is going over time.
