Europol: GozNym international cyber-gang dismantled after stealing $ 100 million

H Europol revealed that he dismembered her GozNym, an international cybercrime ring using malware had stolen 100 million dollars from more than 40.000 bank accounts users in different countries.

Η A complex police operation was carried out in the USA, Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. The hackers infected the computers with GozNym malware, which is a hybrid of two separate older types of malware, Nymaim and Gozi, and allows access to the bank accounts of unsuspecting victims.

Ten members of the cyber-gang were arrested in Pittsburgh, USA, while five members of the Russian-born ring are wanted, including one who developed the GozNym virus, which was namedi "two-headed monster". Other members face charges in other countries where they were arrested, such as the head of the network in Georgia, according to the BBC.

Meanwhile, Microsoft announced that, due to fears of a new global spread of a virus on computers, it has released emergency security updates for older versions of Windows, Windows 7 (released in 2001), Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft has now discontinued the technical support of the once very popular Windows 7, which still "runs" on almost 4% of desktops internationally, both individuals and companies. As a "hole" was found that could be exploited by hackers, the company considered it exceptionally appropriate to release a "patch" to prevent a possible spread of a virus from computer to computer, as was the case with Wannacry in 2017. Microsoft advised users to install the security upgrade as soon as possible.

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