DOJ: MalwareTech created second piece of malware in addition to Kronos
In Summary : Marcus Hutchins, the British security researcher known as MalwareTech, has been hit with new charges, prosecutors said in a co...
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In Summary :
Marcus Hutchins, the British security researcher known as MalwareTech, has been hit with new charges, prosecutors said in a court filing first made public on Wednesday. According to the government, Hutchins created a second piece of malware, known as "UPAS Kit," and also lied to the FBI while being questioned last year in Las Vegas. Last year, he was accused of creating a separate piece of malware, known as Kronos, which was designed to seize banking credentials. The superseding indictment describes UPAS Kit as being designed to facilitate "the unauthorized exfiltration of information from protected computers. UPAS Kit used a form grabber and web injects to intercept and collect personal information from a protected computer." [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1322491
Marcus Hutchins, the British security researcher known as MalwareTech, has been hit with new charges, prosecutors said in a court filing first made public on Wednesday. According to the government, Hutchins created a second piece of malware, known as "UPAS Kit," and also lied to the FBI while being questioned last year in Las Vegas. Last year, he was accused of creating a separate piece of malware, known as Kronos, which was designed to seize banking credentials. The superseding indictment describes UPAS Kit as being designed to facilitate "the unauthorized exfiltration of information from protected computers. UPAS Kit used a form grabber and web injects to intercept and collect personal information from a protected computer." [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1322491
