Tuesday, May 20, 2014

BlackShades malware bust ends in nearly 100 arrests worldwide


Law enforcement agencies seize more than 1,000 computers, smartphones, and hard drives in a massive operation that goes after malware said to have "sophisticated" capabilities and "breathtaking" invasiveness.

CNET - Law enforcement officials from 19 countries joined forces over the last two days to takedown nearly 100 alleged hackers. These purported hackers were said to be creating, selling, and using what the FBI calls a "particularly insidious" computer malware known as BlackShades.
Over the course of the operation, officials' searched 359 houses and confiscated more than 1,100 data storage devices, such as computers, laptops, cell phones, routers, external hard drives, and USB memory sticks. Law enforcement also seized "substantial quantities" of cash, illegal firearms, and drugs, according to the European Union's law enforcement agency Europol.   Read More