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Citadel malware variant uses content localization to target brands and users in different countries

2013-06-27 20:01:25| InfoWorld: Top News

A new variant of the Citadel financial malware uses in-browser injection techniques combined with extensive content localization to steal log-in credentials and credit card information from users in different countries, according to researchers from security vendor Trusteer. Citadel has the ability to modify or replace websites opened by users on infected computers. This is known as a man-in-the-browser attack and is frequently used by financial Trojan programs to trick users into exposing their log-in details and other sensitive information.

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Microsoft accused of friendly fire in Citadel botnet takedown

2013-06-10 22:07:25| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft's shutdown of more than 1,400 Citadel botnet servers last week may have been more disruptive than the company had in

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Shut Down Your PC: Citadel Crooks Are Still At Large

2013-06-07 21:28:25| PC Magazine: the Official John C. Dvorak RSS Feed

The Citadel botnet may have been taken down but the bad actors behind it are still out there and no computer is safe.

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Microsoft, FBI disrupt Citadel botnet network

2013-06-06 13:18:18| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation have taken aim at a botnet network based on malware called Citadel that is held responsible for stealing people's online banking information and personal identities. The company, however, warned that because of Citadel's size and complexity, it does not expect to fully take out "all of the botnets in the world using the Citadel malware."

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Microsoft, feds disrupt massive Citadel botnet

2013-06-06 03:06:18| CNET News.com

The software giant teams with the FBI and financial services industry groups to slow down a cybercrime ring that is allegedly responsible for roughly $500 million in losses. [Read more]    

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