Security News > 2011 > March > ZeuS cybercrime cookbook on sale in underground forums

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/23/zeus_source_code_sale/ By John Leyden The Register 23rd March 2011 Cybercrooks are offering what purports to be source code for the infamous ZeuS cybercrime toolkit though underground forums. The would-be seller, nicknamed IOO, has lent credibility to the offer by including screenshots of what appears to be portions of the source code for ZeuS to his sales pitch. IOO offers to discuss the sale to prospective buyers via either Jabber or ICQ. He is prepared to accept payment via any escrow service. The screenshots make reference to peinfector.cpp, a project of ZeuS known as "Murofet". Security researchers - while unable to verify the sale is genuine - are taking the potential offer seriously. "Prior to this there were several rumors that the Zeus/Zbot code was sold to the creator of SpyEye," writes Peter Kruse, an eCrime specialist who works for Danish security consultancy CSIS Security. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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