- Apr 21, 2016
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The United States Department of Justice has charged an Ohio resident for allegedly creating the famous malware dubbed Fruitfly and used to infect Windows and macOS systems.
Phillip R. Durachinsky, 28, of North Royalton, Ohio was indicted on no less than 16 separate charges, all of them related to the malware. According to the DoJ, Durachinsky used the malware to steal personal data of victims, including passwords, medical records, banking credentials, Internet searches, and messages, while also taking screenshots, logging their keystrokes, and even turning on computers’ cameras to spy on them.
The malware was created in 2003 when the hacker was just a teenager, but it’s been used for more than 13 years to infect thousands of computers owned by consumers across the world, but also those operated by companies, schools, a police department and even the US government.
Read more: Fruitfly Malware Creator Indicted for Spying on Windows/Mac Users for 13 Years
Phillip R. Durachinsky, 28, of North Royalton, Ohio was indicted on no less than 16 separate charges, all of them related to the malware. According to the DoJ, Durachinsky used the malware to steal personal data of victims, including passwords, medical records, banking credentials, Internet searches, and messages, while also taking screenshots, logging their keystrokes, and even turning on computers’ cameras to spy on them.
The malware was created in 2003 when the hacker was just a teenager, but it’s been used for more than 13 years to infect thousands of computers owned by consumers across the world, but also those operated by companies, schools, a police department and even the US government.
Read more: Fruitfly Malware Creator Indicted for Spying on Windows/Mac Users for 13 Years
