International hackers » The FBI’s safety net will be shut down this summer.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
The Associated Press
Washington • For computer users, a few
mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing
Internet connections this summer.
Unknown to most of them, their problem began
when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take
control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual
response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government
computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But
that system is to be shut down.
