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Telstra threatens legal action against malware authors By Renai LeMay, ZDNet Australia April 13, 2005 URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Telstra-threatens-legal-action-against-malware-authors/0,130061791,139188147,00.htm
Telstra is threatening legal action against the individuals behind a wave of malware infiltrating BigPond customers' personal computers and swamping the Internet service provider's network with excess traffic. An online post by a BigPond representative on broadband information site Whirlpool late yesterday afternoon highlighted the move. The post stated: "Telstra Corporate Security also is assisting with a view to taking legal action against identified perpetrators." A Telstra spokesperson confirmed the statement referred to those behind the malware epidemic. Other information in the post reflected a statement that Telstra issued to ZDNet Australia yesterday afternoon. However Telstra did not disclose to ZDNet Australia at that time that any legal action was proposed.
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