Citadel’s Steward Banned from Underground Venues
By: Limor S Kessem
Those following deep-web cybercrime communities know, and have borne witness to, the fate of black hat developers who take on the creation of commercial banking Trojans.
Starting with Zeus’ creator “Slavik” and SpyEye’s “Gribodeamon,” developers work overtime to get on the fast track to 6-figure salaries and underground fame. On the way there, they realize they are the glue that keeps the operation together – listening to customers, ensuring product quality, marketing, sales, tech support and keeping appearances in cybercrime forums, where their target audience awaits. It can be a daunting job for even the most ambitious developer and if history is any indicator, there comes a time for each of these so-called “stars” to burn out and clear the stage for the next big thing. Now, the biggest player ever seen in the Trojan development arena – Citadel’s “Aquabox,” seems to be arriving at the same fate.
Read more about this here.
Those following deep-web cybercrime communities know, and have borne witness to, the fate of black hat developers who take on the creation of commercial banking Trojans.
Starting with Zeus’ creator “Slavik” and SpyEye’s “Gribodeamon,” developers work overtime to get on the fast track to 6-figure salaries and underground fame. On the way there, they realize they are the glue that keeps the operation together – listening to customers, ensuring product quality, marketing, sales, tech support and keeping appearances in cybercrime forums, where their target audience awaits. It can be a daunting job for even the most ambitious developer and if history is any indicator, there comes a time for each of these so-called “stars” to burn out and clear the stage for the next big thing. Now, the biggest player ever seen in the Trojan development arena – Citadel’s “Aquabox,” seems to be arriving at the same fate.
Read more about this here.
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