[HN Gopher] Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder 'MrICQ' in U.S. Custody
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Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder 'MrICQ' in U.S. Custody
Author : todsacerdoti
Score : 36 points
Date : 2025-11-02 20:40 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (krebsonsecurity.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (krebsonsecurity.com)
| nine_k wrote:
| <<The Jabber Zeus name is derived from the malware they used -- a
| custom version of the ZeuS banking trojan -- that stole banking
| login credentials and would send the group a Jabber instant
| message each time a new victim entered a one-time passcode at a
| financial institution website. The gang targeted mostly small to
| mid-sized businesses, and they were an early pioneer of so-called
| "man-in-the-browser" attacks, malware that can silently intercept
| any data that victims submit in a web-based form.>>
| mikkupikku wrote:
| Imagine having these sort of warrants hanging over your head and
| just casually deciding to do a little international traveling.
| Guys like this are constantly getting nabbed this way. I wonder
| if being a wanted man for so long has some sort of psychological
| effect that makes people take more risks to get it over with.
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