A malware-for-sale ring used to distribute customized copies of a data-pilfering Trojan has been cracked by two computer security firms. Panda Software of Glendale, Calif., and RSA Security of Bedford, Mass., “neutralized” several Web sites that were providing information thieves with customized versions of the Briz.A Trojan. Panda said that it had intercepted information pinched by the malware, including “hundreds of user names and passwords for banks, telecommunication companies, hotels, airlines and international betting services.
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Security Firms Bust Malware-for-Sale Racketeers
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. April 20, 2006 08:27 AMA malware-for-sale ring used to distribute customized copies of a data-pilfering Trojan has been cracked by two computer security firms. Panda Software of Glendale, Calif., and RSA Security of Bedford, Mass., “neutralized” several Web sites that were providing information thieves with customized versions of the Briz.A Trojan. Panda said that it had intercepted information pinched by the malware, including “hundreds of user names and passwords for banks, telecommunication companies, hotels, airlines and international betting services.