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Cybercrooks are offering what purports to be source code for the infamous ZeuS cybercrime toolkit through underground forums. The would-be seller, nicknamed IOO, has lent credibility to the offer by including screenshots of what appears to be portions of the source code for ZeuS to his sales pitch. IOO offers to discuss the …

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  1. The Fuzzy Wotnot
    Pint

    Ah so...

    An Anarchists Cookbook for the Facebook/Twitter generation!

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    1. Frankenstein
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      hrm...this sounds familiar

      everyone dismissed it at the time, but maybe not so crazy?

      http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/02/zeus-source-code-for-sale-got-100000/

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  2. poohbear

    Author! Author!

    "The identity of the actual creator of ZeuS remains unknown."

    My money's on Dark Avenger.

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  3. Mike Moyle

    So, how much are they asking...?

    And how long after the first copy is sold will it show up on the torrents?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Black Helicopters

      That's just scary.

      Although I don't know if I'd download it, even via a Linux livecd on a machine (from craigslist) with a formatted HD (from 4th hand computer) and a 5 year old NIC (from ebay) via an insecure wireless network 40 miles from home.

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