A hand is silhouetted in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin May 21, 2013.. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities arrested about 100 people as part of a global crackdown on malicious software used to infect half a million computers, U.S. and European authorities said on Monday.
The software, created by an organization called "BlackShades," allows hackers to control other people's computers remotely, recording keystrokes, stealing passwords and gaining access to their personal files.
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