[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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