The finance department of a New Jersey County has had a lucky escape after criminals hacked its online bank account, stealing only $19,000 (£12,000) from an account that held millions. The theft from Salem County occurred in December after malware believed to be the Zeus banking Trojan nabbed the logins…
Researcher Traces ‘Gameover’ Malware to Maker of Zeus
The “Gameover” malware that the FBI warned users about earlier this month is a preview of the next version of the even-more-notorious Zeus money-stealing Trojan, a security researcher said today. “Gameover represents the latest and greatest source code package from the Zeus author,” said Don Jackson, director of Dell SecureWorks’…
Zeus returns: FBI warns of ‘Gameover’ ID-theft malware
Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. He is currently security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, an anti-malware company with operations around the globe. He is taking a leadership role in developing the company’s online community initiative around secure content management technologies….
Zeus returns: FBI warns of ‘Gameover’ ID-theft malware
Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. He is currently security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, an anti-malware company with operations around the globe. He is taking a leadership role in developing the company’s online community initiative around secure content management technologies….
SpyEye Malware Borrows Zeus Trick to Mask Fraud
A powerful bank-fraud software program, SpyEye, has been seen with a feature designed to keep victims in the dark long after fraud has taken place, according to security vendor Trusteer. SpyEye is notable for its ability to inject new fields into a Web page, a technique called HTML injection, which…
Zeus gang mastermind gets jail for £3 million online raid
The last two people found guilty of being part of the gang behind the UK’s biggest ever cybercrime phishing spree have been sentenced to nearly five years in jail each. Ukrainians Yuriy Konovalenko, 29, and Yevhen Kulibaba, 33, were the ringleaders of the largely UK-based gang that police believe managed…
Zeus gang mastermind gets jail for online bank raid
The last two people found guilty of being part of the gang behind the UK’s biggest ever cybercrime phishing spree have been sentenced to nearly five years in jail each. Ukrainians Yuriy Konovalenko, 29, and Yevhen Kulibaba, 33, were the ringleaders of the largely UK-based gang that police believe managed…
Zeus gang mastermind gets jail for online bank raid
The last two people found guilty of being part of the gang behind the UK’s biggest ever cybercrime phishing spree have been sentenced to nearly five years in jail each. Ukrainians Yuriy Konovalenko, 29, and Yevhen Kulibaba, 33, were the ringleaders of the largely UK-based gang that police believe managed…
Zeus Trojan update adds P2P takedown resistance
The Zeus financial malware has been updated with P2P (peer-to-peer) functionality that makes it much more resilient to takedown efforts and gives its controllers flexibility in how they run their fraud operations. The new version of the infamous banking Trojan was discovered and analysed by Swiss security expert Roman Hüssy,…
Zeus Trojan gang member gets jail for huge UK fraud
The most complex cybercrime investigation ever undertaken by UK police has resulted in another member of a gang that used the Zeus Trojan to raid online bank accounts being sentenced to two years behind bars. Latvian Karina Kostromina was originally arrested as part of Operation Lath in September 2010 along…