Injunction issued to stop band of computer hackers

A federal judge on Monday issued an injunction allowing federal agents to stop the Bugat malware botnet from infecting any more computers.

Federal prosecutors said last week that international hackers led by Audrey Ghinkul, 30, of Moldova, used the botnet to steal millions from a Westmoreland County oil company and other victims around the country.

U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry authorized the FBI to take measures to redirect automated requests by victim computers for additional instructions to substitute servers. The injunction will last for 60 days, after which the FBI will evaluate its status.

Prosecutors in Pittsburgh last week announced the August indictment of Ghinkul, 30, a resident of Moldova, in connection with the attacks. The FBI said Ghinkul and a group of co-conspirators used malware to infect computers through phishing emails and connect them to a botnet that took over victim computers to steal personal data. For the full article click here

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