Citadel (malware)
Citadel is a piece of massively-distributed malware based upon Zeus.[1] It is notable for targeting credentials stored in password managers such as Keepass, Password Safe and neXus Personal Security Client.[2]
By July 2017 Citadel had infected about 11 million computers worldwide and had caused over $500 million in losses.[3]
March 20, 2017, having been extradited from Norway to the US, a Russian computer science professional Mark Vartanyan pled guilty to computer fraud to help developing, distributing the Citadel malware. He was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison - a much less harsh sentence, than what was expected due to the degree of his involvement about Citadel. [4]
See also
- Conficker
- Command and control (malware)
- Gameover ZeuS, the successor to ZeuS
- Operation Tovar
- Timeline of computer viruses and worms
- Tiny Banker Trojan
- Torpig
- Zeus (malware)
- Zombie (computer science)
References
- ^ https://blog.malwarebytes.org/threat-analysis/2012/11/citadel-a-cyber-criminals-ultimate-weapon/
- ^ http://securityintelligence.com/cybercriminals-use-citadel-compromise-password-management-authentication-solutions/
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-cybersecurity-citadel-idUSKBN1A42GW
- ^ https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/russian-citizen-who-helped-develop-citadel-malware-toolkit-sentenced-0/
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