Re: Kaspersky: Pinch Authors Pinched

[scott <redhowlingwolves () bellsouth net>]

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Maybe they can get the people responsible for writing MPACK,now.

Just a thought.

Scott

Paul Ferguson wrote:
> Via The Kaspersky Blog.
>
> [snip]
>
> Today Nikolay Patrushev, head of the Federal Security Services,
> announced the results of the measures taken to combat cyber crime
> in 2007.
>
> Among other information, it was announced that it had been
> established who was the author of the notorious Pinch Trojan - two
> Russian virus writers called Ermishkin and Farkhutdinov. The
> investigation will soon be completed and taken to court.
>
> It's well known that Pinch is one of the most popular Trojan
> programs with Russian malicious users. The Trojan makes it possible
> to steal email, icq and other account data, including to network
> services and application. The authors of this program, also known
> as Damrai and Scratch, used Pinch to build a criminal industry.
>
> Patrushev's announcement today clearly shows that the security
> services are targeting active virus writing groups which
> participate in cyber crime, and that the steps being taken are
> meeting with success.
>
> [snip]
>
> More: http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=208187472
>
> - ferg

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