This is a great example of a coordinated effort to fight cyber crime.  Several technology companies, governing bodies and academic organizations are working together to disable domain names targeted by the Conficker worm and additionally identify and arrest the person or persons behind the Conficker worm. 

Microsoft, Afilias, ICANN, technology industry leaders, and academia have partnered to implement a coordinated, global response designed to disable domain names targeted by the Conficker worm.

Ram Mohan, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Afilias said: “When botnets start being controlled through global, randomized domain names, you know things are heating up in cybercrime. This is the first time we’ve seen this evasive technique using domain names with a short life-span. Attackers are evolving and deploying ever more sophisticated techniques. As First Responders, we have a responsibility to take swift and sustained action. I am encouraged by the depth of collaboration in the first responder community. We need to stay together to provide a unified front against future attacks.”

Conficker Worm

Organizations involved in this collaborative effort include: Microsoft, Afilias, ICANN, Neustar, Verisign, CNNIC, Public Internet Registry, Global Domains International, Inc., M1D Global, AOL, Symantec, F-Secure, ISC, researchers from Georgia Tech, The Shadowserver Foundation, Arbor Networks and Support Intelligence.

More information on Conficker can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker