Obama administration seeks more power to tackle botnets

The Obama administration wants greater power to shut down botnets, responding to the growing threat of cybercrime and increasingly complex, modern techniques.

As reported by ZD Net, the federal government is seeking an amendment to criminal law which would give the Department of Justice the power to obtain injunctions and disrupt malicious networks. Current law allow the authorities to issue injunctions only in certain circumstances, for crimes including fraud and illegal wiretapping.

Obama administration seeks more power to tackle botnets