Google Wins Default Judgment Against Operators of Glupteba Botnet

Google LLC won its lawsuit against the operators of the Glupteba botnet, after a federal district court in Manhattan granted the company’s motion for default judgment and monetary sanctions. The defendants, Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov, along with their lawyer, Igor Litvak, intentionally deceived the court in an effort to thwart discovery and disadvantage Google, Judge Denise L. Cote said.

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