Law and disorder in cyberspace

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Cybercrime is on the rise and botnets are largely to blame. Botnets are large groups of computers that spew out spam, worms and viruses. The trouble is that international law can’t keep up with the technology. Correspondent Cyrus Farivar reports.

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