Arrested five people thought the brain behind the scam Ukrainian police Thursday, use the Zeus Trojan to divert money from the u.s. small business...
During the process of FBI agents. Zeus malware using u.s. authorities claim that steal money from a bank account to 92 people claim. Photo credit: j. Peter Donald, FBI operation from the bank account of the victims of the past few years 700000 is part of ongoing efforts to perform criminal stole $ Empire. Many of these hit was in local organization to absorb the costs for small businesses and scam ended.
Ukraine's national police force, SBU, collaborative efforts, were arrested as part of the police of the u.s. Federal Bureau of investigation, Netherlands and UK metropolitan police. Captive "major subjects responsible for this comprehensive scheme", is the FBI said in a statement.
Ukraine SBU agent also had place a staff about 50 police operations ran eight search warrant.
A series of arrestsLaw enforcement officials, organizers of the operation over a wide range of top-tier groups busted FBI officials Friday I at a press conference. Estimated 3,500 money back to the Mule, remittances, and organizers who use FBI officials said operation.
Gordon snow, Assistant Director, FBI cyber Division "believe recent arrest operation dismantle," and he said.
Left: United States Attorney and District Attorney length of the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, New York County, Cyrus Vance, Jr., the FBI's New York Office Janice one Fedarcyk and FBI acting Assistant special agent in charge Austin Berglas photo credit risk: Rebecca Callahan, FBI
'S Ukraine arrest "larger" than the previous operations in the United Kingdom, United States, said Gary Warner, computer forensics is in Birmingham, Alabama University Research Director. He said these are the five poll tax. "These five guys turns all the way. All people arrested people were arrested in the United Kingdom and the United States ' Ukraine with money reserve back guys were. 」
Zeus is ever created and most lucrative piece of the malware considered and took the operatives to manage network operations. Tuesday, arrested and London and the police to 20 people, many arrests, the United States, followed by Thursday. Dismantled, and working with both ' money mules ' system used to move overseas funds.
Arrest indicted, and related u.s. officials 92 people of crime and 39, the FBI said. In small business operations and the United States, and other organizations often treasurers and organization of financial officers in the FBI mainly said criminals target.
Long surveyTrident violation--of operation--2009 FBI agent, Nebraska, Omaha, another bank account in nationwide 46 incorrect payment was initiated the start after involved, investigating computer fraud case. Is a trademark of such fraud, Zeus network. Typical Zeus theft criminals, hack, victims of online bank accounts and banking system using money money moving automated House (ACH) clears the transfer system.
The FBI "Cyber thieves small-medium-sized personal infect your computer by using the version of the enterprise, municipal Church, Zeus botnets, target" said Friday in a press release. "To use to log in to the malware password, account numbers, and online banking accounts and other data capture. 」
FBI said Crooks total 2200000 steal $ when you try and actually the u.s. or from 700000 were able to move $ offshore was approximately 390 said, victims in the United States, the FBI.
Over the Don Jackson, SecureWorks, Zeus lives in the main software developers once went by the name of the A-Z, Zeus, St. Petersburg, one of the companies being tracked and is considered according to the researchers.
To complex issues in the Zeus is performed by single-gang. Gangs of between 5 and 10 Zeus probably work at the highest level, said Jackson. These are the latest attacks, and people get access to people who earn the most money, the best code, is a scammer.
However, many people also use malware your Zeus code is also freely, and sold on the black market.
FBI Zeus refreshes continuously developers to add functionality to malware user requests in many cases, officials said.
Robert McMillan describes common technology of computer security and news, the IDG News Service. Robert @ bobmcmillan runs on Twitter. Robert_mcmillan@idg.com is Robert's e-mail address.
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