Research project »Botnets«

Legally compliant detection, investigation and prosecution of botnet crime

With our botnets project, we research how botnets can be detected, investigated, and prosecuted in line with German and international law, focussing especially on cooperation with private actors and on the intersection between repression and prevention. The project is conducted in cooperation with the chair of Prof. Dr. Christoph Sorge.

Team

Project publications

  • Rataj/Zoller/Brodowski/Sorge, Sharing IP addresses with law enforcement authorities: data protection in cybersecurity-related public-private partnerships, Computer Law & Security Review 61 (2026), p. 106316, issn: 2212-473X, doi: 10.1016/j.clsr.2026.106316
  • Brodowski/Hartmann/Kilicarslan/Komp, Verfahrenseinstellung gemäß § 153 Abs. 1 StPO auch bei unbekanntem Täter? Zur Reichweite des Legalitätsprinzips angesichts begrenzter Ressourcen zur Verfolgung von Cyberkriminalität, NStZ 2026, 5–10
  • Brodowski/Schmid/Scholzen/Zoller, Zuerst erpresst, dann verfolgt? Wege zur Rechtssicherheit bei Ransomware-Zahlungen, NStZ 2023, 385–391