Nine charged for distributing Zeus Malware

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The U.S. Department of Justice has brought charges against nine alleged members of a criminal organization that distributed the Zeus Trojan used to steal millions of dollars from bank accounts nationwide.

4 are still at large, and 3 others remain unnamed.
 

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Justice Department says Ukraine-based hackers used malware to steal millions

The defendants were able to use the malware to beat two-factor identification systems, including SecurID, a product of the RSA unit of EMC Corp, prosecutors said.

The indictment was unsealed on Friday ahead of an arraignment of the two defendants who were extradited from the UK, Yuriy Konovalenko, 31, and Yevhen Kulibaba, 36, the Justice Department said.​

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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/11/justice-department-ukraine-hackers-zeus-malware
 
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