Feds Charge 37 in Connection with $3M Zeus Trojan Fraud
Despite the charges laid, data from ZeuS Tracker shows that the Zeus trojan is still “at large” with 94 active domains, and 106 Zeus configs online as of Wednesday. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Federal and state authorities charged 37 individuals involved in an international cyber-crime ring that, according to evidence unveiled in a Manhattan federal courtroom, used the Zeus trojan to gain personal information, and to steal more than $3 million from US bank accounts. According to CNN and other news outlets reporting on a Thursday afternoon news conference in new York City, the US Attorney’s Office charged 37 individuals, who were mostly from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus, for allegedly using the Zeus trojan to hack the bank accounts of many US businesses and municipal entities.
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Feds Charge 37 in Connection with $3M Zeus Trojan Fraud
