Blackhole malware kingpin ‘Paunch’ arrested in Russia

[Lee J <lee () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://rt.com/news/blackhole-paunch-arrest-russia-946/

Russian authorities have detained a shadowy cybercriminal known only as
“Paunch,” who is responsible for unleashing Blackhole, one of the most
dangerous and pervasive malware suites in the history of the Internet.

Reports of the arrest of Paunch were confirmed by the Russian police to
local media and Europol, but officials have so far refused to disclose the
real name of the criminal, whose activities have likely earned him millions
of dollars.

Created in 2010, Blackhole Exploit Kit infects ordinary users’ computers
through one of two main techniques: either by making sure that every time
someone enters a particular legitimate website, which covertly downloads
malware onto the web surfer’s hard drive, or by making a user click on a
spam letter that contains a link to a fake website that does the same
thing.

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