Eric Geller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

It wasn't just outside critics who made malware takedowns controversial. Senior DOJ leaders were reticent to approve them. “With Coreflood, it was, ‘Okay, you can stop the malware, but we're not going to delete it. That feels like that's just too much, too fast,’” Hickey said. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the 11 years since DOJ's first botnet takedown (Coreflood), DOJ has done malware removals only sparingly, wary of backlash to a novel technique. And anti-botnet ops have indeed generated criticism and skepticism in years past. https://t.co/vCnEnKgUp2 https://t.co/4lriytS80U — PolitiTweet.org

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But recently, a combination of changing federal leadership and growing familiarity with the specifics of the technique have made malware removals more palatable. — PolitiTweet.org

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