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Satori botnet author in jail again after breaking pretrial release conditions

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

The alleged creator of the Satori IoT botnet is back in jail after breaking the terms of his pretrial conditional release, ZDNet has learned.

The suspect is Kenneth Currin Schuchman, a 20-year-old man from Bend, Washington. He was first arrested this year in August and charged on two counts under the CFAA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) by using malware to damage computers.

Read more on ZDNet.

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1 thought on “Satori botnet author in jail again after breaking pretrial release conditions”

  1. Regret says:
    October 30, 2018 at 1:37 am

    Says he’s a Vancouver, WA resident. Story also mentions Bend, OR.

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