DOJ charges two members of Evil Corp, a Russian hacker gang behind the Dridex malware, which allegedly stole $100M+ from banks; US Treasury sanctions Evil Corp
The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case.
Wired Brian Barrett
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Discussion
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@wired
@wired
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For the last decade, the hackers behind Evil Corp have led a sustained assault on the bank accounts of thousands of victims across dozens of countries. Today, the FBI indicted Evil Corp's alleged leader: Maksim V. Yakubets, also known as “aqua.” https://www.wired.com/...
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@nxthompson
Nicholas Thompson
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My favorite things about Evil Corp: A) The car B) The massive fraud was apparently a franchise business https://www.wired.com/...
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@akiperitz
Aki Peritz
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The dept of state put a $5M bounty on the head of Evil Corp. It puts him up there with senior al Qaeda and ISIS leaders. People the USG would have no problem sending Reaper drones after. Sleep well, Russian cyber criminal! https://twitter.com/...
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@gossithedog
Kevin Beaumont
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I think part of the problem here is these guys are still at large and unlikely to be arrested, so the videos may kinda.. encourage people. https://twitter.com/...
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@jason_koebler
Jason Koebler
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crime is incredible and everyone should do it https://www.vice.com/...
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@surlyamy
Amy Davis Roth
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Ok this shit is getting ridiculous. Fraud Guarantee and now Evil Corp? Fire all the writers and start this script over. https://twitter.com/...
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@alistaircoleman
Alistair Coleman
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CRIMS: Hide your bad intentions by not choosing the name “Evil Corp” #TopTips https://twitter.com/...
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@thejusticedept
Justice Department
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Russian National Charged w/ Decade-Long Series of Hacking, Bank Fraud Offenses Resulting in Tens of Millions in Losses; 2nd Russian National Charged w/ Involvement in Deployment of “Bugat” Malware. Announced w/ @NCA_UK, @StateINL, @FBI, @WDPAnews, @USAO_NE https://www.justice.gov…
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@joycewhitevance
Joyce Alene
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Major cyber-crime indictment from DOJ today, involving two Russians and decades-long hacking, bankfraud & malware schemes. https://www.justice.gov/...
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@jennyyangtv
Jenny Yang
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startups out here breaking their backs to come up w nonsense words that sound cute like swytch, purple squirrel, lunch badger, and mush. Russian Criminals: 🤔 EVIL CORP https://twitter.com/...
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@_thespeakeasy
@_thespeakeasy
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This is a damn Mr. Robot episode https://twitter.com/...
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
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Breaking: 🔹 Charges against two leaders of Evil Corp., Russian criminal group behind credential-stealing malware Zeus and Bugat/Dridex. https://www.justice.gov/... 🔹 $5m State Dept bounty (largest ever for cyber criminal) 🔹Sanctions against EC members https://home.treasury.gov/..…
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@lachlan
Lachlan Markay
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The most on-the-nose name since Fraud Guarantee https://twitter.com/...
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@techjournalist
Sean Kerner
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Perhaps the most important part of this story, from my perspective - is that the long arm of US law enforcement has gotten really, really good at tracking down the worst criminals behind malware. https://twitter.com/...
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@kimzetter
Kim Zetter
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It's becoming harder and harder to distinguish real life from Mr. Robot episodes https://twitter.com/...
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@zackwhittaker
Zack Whittaker
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New: U.S. prosecutors have charged a Russian citizen for creating the Dridex malware. DOJ said Maksim Yakubets also worked for the Russian government to carry out cyberattacks. https://techcrunch.com/...