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U.S. Charges 16 Individuals in Connection with DanaBot Malware Scheme
WASHINGTON – Federal authorities have unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of involvement in the operation and distribution of Danabot, a notorious facts-stealing malware strain active on Russian cybercrime forums as 2018. According to the FBI, a more recent iteration of DanaBot was deployed for espionage purposes.Furthermore, several defendants reportedly exposed their identities after inadvertently infecting their own computers with the malware.
DanaBot’s features,as promoted on its support site. Image: welivesecurity.com.
