Taking Down the Mariposa Botnet

This chapter explores the efforts of the Mariposa Working Group to locate and disable the servers used by the Mariposa botnet. It reveals their strategic timing of the takedown just before Christmas and how they regained control over a portion of the botnet through a bribe. The chapter also discusses the forensic investigation and arrest of Net Caro's accomplices, highlighting the gang's incompetence and missed opportunities for greater financial gain.