FBI, international law units smash infamous hacker bazaar Darkode

ronjor · Jul 15, 2015

By Michael Cooney Network World | Jul 15, 2015 8:03 AM PT

Ransomware, malware and all manner of nefarious computer hacking tools allegedly available via Darkode
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http://www.networkworld.com/article...its-smash-infamous-hacker-bazaar-darkode.html

Dermot7 · Jul 15, 2015

By now, many of you loyal KrebsOnSecurity readers have seen stories in the mainstream press about the coordinated global law enforcement takedown of Darkode[dot]me, an English-language cybercrime forum that served as a breeding ground for botnets, malware and just about every other form of virtual badness. This post is an attempt to distill several years’ worth of lurking on this forum into a narrative that hopefully sheds light on the individuals apprehended in this sting and the cybercrime forum scene in general.
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http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/the-darkode-cybercrime-forum-up-close/

ronjor · Jul 16, 2015

Darkode Shutdown: FireEye Intern Accused Of Creating $65,000 Android Malware

Thomas Fox-Brewster

In one of the more surprising twists in the case, FORBES understands that one of those charged spent two summers interning as a mobile malware researcher at FireEye, a top US cybersecurity firm that’s received investment from the CIA’s In-Q-Tel, Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital, and has helped numerous companies recover from major breaches, including that of Sony Pictures last year.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/07/15/fireeye-intern-dendroid-charges/

Minimalist · Jul 27, 2015

Cybercrime update: take downs, arrests, convictions, and sentences

Fortunately, the Darkode cybercrime forum takedown which generated that great headline is not the only recent win in the fight against criminal abuse of information systems; so I thought it would be helpful to round up the recent stories in one place.
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http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/07/27/cybercrime-take-downs-arrests-convictions-sentences/

Minimalist · Jul 28, 2015

Darkode black market back online with security improvements

The administrator of the popular Darkode hacking forum announced that the platform will back online soon with new security improvements.
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http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38906/cyber-crime/darkode-back-online.html

Dermot7 · Aug 27, 2015

The former FireEye intern that was arrested during the Darkode forum FBI crackdown has pleaded guilty and is now facing up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 / €217,000.

Morgan Culbertson, a student at Carnegie Mellon University, had landed between May 2014 and August 2014 an internship at FireEye, a famous US-based security firm.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/form...ing-and-selling-dendroid-malware-490247.shtml

Minimalist · Feb 7, 2017

A malware writer and one time FireEye intern hauled in as part of massive global raids of cybercrime giant Darkode has been handed three years probation, ducking a possible 16 months sentence.

U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab ordered Morgan Culbertson, 22, to perform 300 hours of community service. The sentence took into account Culbertson's previously clean record and move into the ranks of white hat hackers.
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/07/darkode_vxer_handed_three_years_probation/

guest · Jun 6, 2019

Feds Make New Arrest in Darkode Case
June 6, 2019
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/feds-make-new-arrest-in-darkode-case/d/d-id/1334904

Almost four years since an FBI sting infiltrated and dismantled the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has revealed a new arrest and more charges against four conspirators, including those against three international suspects that remain fugitives.

The suspects are being charged with racketeering conspiracy for allegedly developing and distributing malware through the Darkode forum, a black market bazaar for peddling malware, stolen identities, botnets, and vulnerability information, that was the centerpiece of the Dark Web in its heyday.

"Darkode was a criminal organization centered around an online, password-protected criminal forum where high-level international hackers and other cybercriminals convened," the DOJ said in a statement this week on the latest arrest.
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DoJ: Four International Hacking Suspects Charged with Racketeering

Thomas McCormick, aka fubar, 26, of Washington state, in the United States; Matjaz Skorjanc, aka iserdo aka serdo, 32, of Maribor, Slovenia; Florencio Carro Ruiz, aka NeTK aka Netkairo, 40, of Vizcaya, Spain; and Mentor Leniqi, aka Iceman, 35, of Gurisnica, Slovenia, are each charged with racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.
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guest · Oct 1, 2019

Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany
October 1, 2019
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/10...rkcode-crime-forum-admin-arrested-in-germany/

A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors in the United States, who’ve recently re-indicted him on related charges.

The Slovenian Press Agency reported today that German police arrested Matjaž “Iserdo” Škorjanc last week, in response to a U.S.-issued international arrest warrant for his extradition.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the fourth and sole U.S.-based defendant added in the latest DOJ charges — Thomas K. McCormick, a.k.a “fubar” — allegedly one of the last administrators of Darkode.
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Minimalist · Oct 1, 2019

mood said: ↑

Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany
October 1, 2019
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/10...rkcode-crime-forum-admin-arrested-in-germany/
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A link to STA report in English: https://english.sta.si/2682229/us-wanted-slovenian-hacker-arrested-in-germany

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