Ukraine Detains 5 Individuals Tied to $70 Million in U.S. eBanking Heists
Summary: Ukraine's Security Service detained five individuals on Sept. 30 believed to be the coders and exploiters behind ZeuS banking Trojan thefts that took $70 million of an attempted $220 million from hundreds of U.S. small and mid-sized businesses over 18 months. The FBI said the gang broke into computers at least 390 U.S. companies and moved victim funds to more than 3,500 money mules, with related charges against 11 people in the U.K. and 92 charged and 39 arrested in New York.
Bottom line: The FBI traced the operation back to May 2009, when agents in Omaha were alerted to automated clearing house batch payments to 46 separate bank accounts, and the losses landed on victim businesses that were left holding the bag in disputes with their banks.
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