It is believed GOZ is responsible for more than one million computer infections, resulting in financial losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Starting in September 2011, the FBI began investigating a modified version of the Zeus Trojan, known as Gameover Zeus (GOZ). This online account takeover fraud has been investigated by the FBI since the summer of 2009. Victims who visited these web sites were infected with the malware, which Bogachev and others allegedly used to steal money from the victims’ bank accounts. The FBI believes Bogachev knowingly acted in a role as an administrator while others involved in the scheme conspired to distribute spam and phishing emails, which contained links to compromised websites.
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The software was used to capture bank account numbers, passwords, personal identification numbers, and other information needed to log into online banking accounts. The 30-year-old is already wanted for his alleged involvement in a ‘racketeering enterprise’ that installed malicious software known as ‘Zeus’ on victims’ computers. He is the man suspected of being behind a gang that has sparked a global cyber virus pandemic.īut the FBI has already spent years looking for Russian Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev who uses the online names ‘lucky12345’ and ‘slavik’. It then sends out more emails to lure further victims, without the knowledge of the computer users, and spreads quickly across the internet.Ĭould Russian Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, pictured, be the behind the global cyber virus pandemic? The software installs itself on a computer when the victim clicks on a link in an unsolicited email or via a website.
Many of those whose computers have already been infected will be contacted by their internet service providers.
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Hackers will be able to install new ones, but it is thought that there will be a window of opportunity of at least two weeks for computer users to protect themselves. Potential victims can protect themselves but have only a short time to do so before the hackers rebuild the network. The Gameover Zeus software, has spread worldwide but has been temporarily disabled by the international effort by law enforcement agencies. In the worst cases, victims could lose access to their bank accounts which could be systematically drained by the criminal network. Those who fail to do so risk having their valuable data, including precious photographs, music and personal files held to ransom. 'The criminals effectively held for ransom every private email, business plan, child's science project, or family photograph - every single important and personal file stored on the victim's computer,' Leslie Caldwell, the head of the Justice Department's criminal division, said at a news conference.
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