New Evasion Techniques Help AlienSpy RAT Spread Citadel Malware

Hackers have co-opted AlienSpy, a remote access tool, to deliver the Citadel banking Trojan and establish backdoors inside a number of critical infrastructure operations. AlienSpy is a descendent of the Adwind, Unrecom and Frutas Java-based remote access Trojans, according to security company...

FBI seized Citadel banking Trojan servers

Microsoft and the FBI have taken down a botnet that controlled millions of infected PCs, which was responsible for massive bank fraud. Botnets are networks of computers infected with viruses that let them be controlled by hackers. The outfit runs the Citadel Botnets and is believed to have stolen...