July 15, 2024 at 07:24AM Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced in a US federal court in Nebraska to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release, with an order to pay over $70 million in restitution and forfeiture funds. He was involved in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations, leading … Read more
April 8, 2024 at 07:33AM Threat hunters discovered a new malware, Latrodectus, distributed through email phishing campaigns since late November 2023. It is associated with IcedID threat actors and has been primarily linked to two initial access brokers. The malware has sophisticated capabilities and is expected to be increasingly used by financially motivated threat actors. … Read more
April 4, 2024 at 07:03PM Latrodectus, a new malware linked to the IcedID loader, was discovered in November 2023. It is believed to be an evolution of IcedID with similar operational ties. The malware is capable of carrying out various malicious activities, including evasive sandbox checks and communication with command and control servers. Its widespread … Read more
February 18, 2024 at 02:39AM Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his involvement in the malware schemes Zeus and IcedID. He led prolific malware groups, causing ransomware attacks and stealing millions of dollars. Another Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky, was also extradited for operating the infostealer Raccoon, which stole sensitive … Read more
February 16, 2024 at 05:33AM Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, also known as ‘Tank’, pleaded guilty to RICO and wire fraud charges related to cybercrime operations involving Zeus and IcedID malware. The operations caused substantial financial losses. Penchukov, arrested in Switzerland and extradited to the US, awaits sentencing on May 9 and could face up … Read more