Something wicked this way comes
The US Federal
Trade Commission has severed the Internet connection of a company accused of
helping criminals serve up a "witches' brew" of nasty content online, from
computer viruses to kiddie porn.
Pricewert is described in a complaint filed
in San Jose, California, federal court as an Oregon-based shell company run
by "overseas criminals", operating out of Belize and running many illegal
operations out of servers in Silicon Valley.
The service was apparently
advertised "in the darkest corners of the Internet" and was targeted at
criminals who want to put malicious Web sites online. Its technicians
were alleged to help crims run botnets.
The FTC said it is the first time
that it has ordered the shuttering of an ISP. 3FN has not commented on
the allegations.