Rustock botnet probably operated by 2 or 3 people. Another very small operation, although huge in impact on inboxes around the world. Note the comment on the difference to Zeus, a more franchised network.

OBL apparently on the move. Something being planned. A spectacular, a policy shift…Or what? Lots of meetings have been happening, apparently and bin Laden has been present. Strategic rethink in response to change in the Arab World? How to take advantage of Western military intervention? Or even all of these things?

72 migrants who were being smuggled were killed by the Zetas cartel for refusing to work for them. Presumably more will come out at the trial.

International police operation closes down network which may have had 70,000 members around the world.

Odd little story from the Asia times about collaboration between North Korean and Chinese criminal groups. Potential problems for Russia too in the future.

The Somalia story is murkier than the propaganda would have us believe. Strange things are dumped off the Somali coast…they say…

Your blogger has been in Catania, in a workshop with other SGOC members on human rights, legitimacy and the EU response to organised crime. He has returned home to find the UK press has gone mad. Nevertheless, this piece of scaremongering had better be published, just in case. I like the idea that Whitehall is … “PREPARE FOR ALL-OUT CYBER-WAR”

Puff for a Five Live radio programme on immigrants, Polish criminal gangs and benefit fraud in the UK.

Ads from firm Unanimis affected. The programme uses a bogus screen to tell you that your PC/laptop is infected