Czech web security experts dismantle worldwide virus botnet

A team of security experts from several Czech universities and the Ministry of Defense has dismantled a dangerous world wide virus network with the name Chuck Norris, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Defense told journalists on Monday. The network, which is called a botnet by experts, attacked computers and stole private data from users. Its victims were mostly households and smaller companies, which in many cases do not have the same standard of anti-virus protection of bigger companies. Among the data stolen was sensitive information such as passwords to online banking, email accounts and other online services.