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Re:FBI Accesses Computers Around Country to Delete Microsoft... by afturkrull on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @10:25AM (#26807502)
> Was there a private individual a few years ago who was doing a similar thing? Cleaning up backdoored servers?

Do you mean Max Butler, who was given jail-time after deciding to not be an undercover FBI informant FBI anymore?

https://www.securityfocus.com/news/203

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Re:FBI Accesses Computers Around Country to Delete Microsoft... by antihero on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @11:25AM (#26808401)
What a strange coincidence, he is supposed to get out literally today!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Butler

> Butler is currently incarcerated at FCI Victorville Medium 2 in California, he expected to be released April 14, 2021.

Though it sounds like the sort of things he did involved a lot of carding and other kinda severely shitty behaviour.

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Re:FBI Accesses Computers Around Country to Delete Microsoft... by lupire on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @11:52AM (#26808777)
After hacking into people's computers and installing backdoors for himself.
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