Yakubets was charged in two separate cases — one in Pennsylvania and the other in Nebraska — with distributing malware known as “Bugat” and “Zeus” that stole passwords and other personal information. The hackers were then able to reroute wire transfers to foreign bank accounts run by “money mules.” Turashev was also charged in connection with the Bugat case. Authorities said many of the thousands of U.S. victims were small to midsize businesses, targeted by email phishing scams. ADADThe Zeus malware was used in the attempted theft of about $220 million, of which the hackers were able to steal about $70 million, authorities said. Yakubets was part of a group called the “Jabber Zeus Crew” that began the alleged scheme as far back as 2009.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2019 15:24 UTC