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Zeus Attackers Deploy Honeypot Against Researchers, Competitors

Attackers turn the tables on both their competitors and researchers investigating a recent Zeus attack. The attack targeted quarterly federal tax payers who file electronically. Researchers discovered that attackers had set up a ruse for those trying to hack or access its administrative interface for the malware. The fake admin panel serves two purposes: leading the researchers looking at their infrastructure, and they want to see who their competitors are, says researcher Brett Stone-Gross. The real numbers on infected machines the attackers provided on their fake admin console were inflated.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/zeus-attackers-deploy-honeypot-against-researchers-competitors

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