Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

On January 4, 2017, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), located in Cleveland, Ohio, became aware of an infection on more than 100 of its computers. The university was notified by an undisclosed third party, who provided information to help the team find and identify the malware.

CWRU began working with the FBI, who determined that the systems had been infected for several years. Together, CWRU and the FBI were able to identify that an IP address with which the malware …

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