The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has helped the United States and 10 other countries dismantle a global computer hacker network that used a sophisticated computer virus to steal more than $100 million from companies and consumers.Gameover Zeus, which first appeared in September 2011, stole bank information and other confidential details from victims, the US Justice Department said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-03/global-100m-scam-involving-internet-viruses-shut-down/5495646Also see:U.S. disrupts major hacking, extortion ring; Russian charged
A U.S.-led international operation disrupted a crime ring that infected hundreds of thousands of PCs around the globe with malicious software used for stealing banking credentials and extorting computer owners, the Justice Department said on Monday.Authorities in nearly a dozen countries worked with private security companies to wrest control of the network of infected machines, known by the name of its master software, Gameover Zeus.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/cybersecurity-zeus-idINKBN0ED27320140603
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/uk-cybersecurity-indictment-idUKKBN0EE02L20140603Global police operation disrupts aggressive Cryptolocker virus
US authorities named Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev as the face of a malicious software scheme responsible for stealing millions from people around the world, after a successful campaign to disrupt two major computer networks.Digital police from across the globe announced they had seized control over the weekend of two computer networks that had been used to steal banking information and ransom information locked in files on infected computers. But they warned people with infected computers to take action now to prevent further attacks.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/02/cryptolocker-virus-nca-malware-protection