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Tag Archives: Zeus
Jail for Russian man who distributed Citadel banking malware to thousands
Dimitry Belorossov infected 7000 computers with the notorious Citadel banking malware, which he used to steal banking credentials.
SSCC 205 – Update early, update often! [PODCAST]
Join Sophos experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin for the latest episode of our weekly security podcast, the Chet Chat. News you can use…enjoy!
Zeus and SpyEye crime syndicate taken down by Europol
A European operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust has dismantled an online crime syndicate thought to have caused €2m of damage with the Zeus and SpyEye banking trojans.
Microsoft Word Intruder – the malware that writes new malware for you
Malware construction kits started in the 1990s as a way of expanding the virus-writing counterculture, but now they are all about money. SophosLabs looks at MWI, the Microsoft Word Intruder…
Europol takedown of Ramnit botnet frees 3.2 million PCs from cybercriminals’ grasp
In an international operation coordinated with multiple law enforcement and industry partners, Europol led a takedown of the infrastructure of the Ramnit botnet that infected 3.2 million Windows computers.
Notorious Shylock banking malware taken out by law enforcement
Law enforcement action led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK has knocked out the infrastructure of a banking malware known as Shylock, because of excerpts from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice hidden in its code. Here’s how to check to make sure you weren’t among the more than 30,000 PCs that were infected.
SSCC 156 – Warbiking in Manhattan, hubris for Google, and how less can be more [PODCAST]
Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin are back with this week’s security podcast, turning plain old news into advice you can use.
“Gameover” malware revival – is it really up from the canvas?.
Is the recent re-appearance of the Gameover malware a flash in the pan, or part of a concerted effort at reviving the threat? What do we need to do to knock it out altogether?
“Gameover” malware returns from the dead…
In early June 2014, a internationally co-ordinated law enforcement effort against the criminals behind the infamous Gameover malware pretty much wiped out their botnet altogether. Bad news – it looks as though Gameover is back…