Ukrainian police brain 5, goals, and to the arrest of the Zeus botnets.

Ukrainian police Thursday, Zeus malware behind the brain was arrested 5 people.

In the past few years, this operation is 700000 is part of an ongoing effort to take criminal stole the victims ' bank account $ [m] from the 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 was approximately 50 police officers manned operation ran eight search warrant.

Zeus is ever created and most lucrative piece of the malware considered and took the operatives to manage network operations. Tuesday, 20 people and arrest and the police will arrest of many, the United States, followed by Thursday. Dismantled, and working with both ' money mules ' system used to move overseas funds.

Trident 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. 」

According to the FBI, crooks total that [m] 2200000 steal $ trying to, and actually 700000 was able to move $ m offshore.

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