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Global raids round up hackers using Blackshades RAT

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Dissent

Danny Yadron and Christopher Matthews report:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and foreign police agencies have launched a series of raids around the world at the homes of people linked to a type of hacking software called Blackshades, according to posts on hacker forums and people familiar with the investigation.

The software is what experts call a “rat”—remote access tool—that allows people to control computers from a distance. The targets of the raids are suspected of buying and selling Blackshades and were subjected to searches and seizures in recent days, according to people familiar with the case.

The searches are part of a coordinated crackdown on an international ring of suspected criminal hackers, according to the people familiar with the probe. Federal prosecutors in New York plan to announce the results of the raids as soon as Monday, said those familiar with the situation.

Read more on WSJ.


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1 thought on “Global raids round up hackers using Blackshades RAT”

  1. Sharonto says:
    May 21, 2014 at 4:18 am

    Different from Micro keylogger, the Blackshades  has broken the safety of the online world, it harms our life and steal our passwords. The FBI and country security department should take actions to stop this happen again.

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