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Blackhole malware toolkit creator Paunch suspect arrested

Russian authorities have arrested a man believed to be the creator of the malicious software kit Blackhole. Reports suggested that a suspect, known in hacking circles as ‘Paunch, was arrested by Russian police. The source is a former Russian police detective in contact with Russias federal government. However, two pieces of evidence suggest that updates for the Blackhole kit have stalled in the last four days. The malicious Java applet has not been updated in over four days, according to security researcher Kafeine.”]

Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/news/blackhole-malware-toolkit-creator-paunch-suspect-arrested/

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