Imagine your computer being taken over by an outside force and used to send spam, to engage in cyber extortion, and to launch Web attacks—all without you ever knowing about it. Welcome to the not-so-brave new world of "zombies." [read more]
Source: The Case of the "Zombie King," U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations, Cyber Program, Washington, D.C., United States of America, May 2006.