Rubbermaid's PCs hijacked to attack others with pop-up ads

Synopsis

In 2006, Robert Matthew Bentley, a hacker known as LSDigital, and his accomplices formed a botnet by installing malware on hundreds of computers belonging to Newell Rubbermaid. This malware caused significant network disruption, costing the company $1...

Companies

  • Newell Brands
  • Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

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