Security researchers Tuesday said reports of the arrest of the hacker behind Blackhole, one of the most widely used exploit kits on the Internet, is good news for IT operations and users. But it shouldn't be long before another hacker takes his place.
"[It's] is a big deal," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at security firm F-Secure. "According to our statistics, Paunch has been the biggest provider of exploit packs for the past two years."
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