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SpyEye Malware Hackers Receive Prison Sentences Totaling More Than 24 Years
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On April 20, the Department of Justice ("DOJ")
announced that the two international hackers who created the SpyEye
Trojan malware were sentenced to 15 years and nine-and-a-half
years, respectively, in federal prison. From 2010 through 2012,
SpyEye was the preeminent banking Trojan that allowed the theft of
login information for bank accounts, PINs, and credit card
information.
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