‘Warzone RAT’ malware service that stole users passwords dismantled, suspects arrested
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U.S. authorities on Friday said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called "Warzone RAT" that could be used to steal data from victims' computers.Two people in Malta and Nigeria have been arrested on related charges, they added. Federal prosecutors in Boston said law enforcement had taken down four domains that together offered to sell malware, which allowed cybercriminals to secretly connect to peoples' computers for malicious purposes. The malware, a so-called remote access trojan, allowed hackers to browse file systems, take screenshots, obtain a victim's user names and passwords, record keystrokes and watch computer users through their web cameras, prosecutors said.Jodi Cohen, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston office, called it soph...