Citadel (malware)

Citadel is a piece of massively-distributed malware based upon Zeus.[1] It targets credentials stored in password managers such as Keepass, Password Safe and neXus Personal Security Client.[2]

By 2017 (it was first identified in 2011)[3] Citadel had infected about 11 million computers worldwide and had caused over $500 million in losses.[4]

On March 20, 2017, having been extradited from Norway to the United States, a Russian computer science professional Mark Vartanyan pleaded guilty to a computer fraud charge for his part in developing the Control Panel for Citadel. In July 2017, he was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison.[5]

See also

References
  1. https://blog.malwarebytes.org/threat-analysis/2012/11/citadel-a-cyber-criminals-ultimate-weapon/
  2. http://securityintelligence.com/cybercriminals-use-citadel-compromise-password-management-authentication-solutions/
  3. https://www.pcworld.com/article/249631/citadel_banking_malware_is_evolving_and_spreading_rapidly_researchers_warn.html
  4. https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-cybersecurity-citadel-idUSKBN1A42GW
  5. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/russian-citizen-who-helped-develop-citadel-malware-toolkit-sentenced-0/
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