Malware

Kronos

malware:kronos Also: Kronos malware

Banking malware described as being used to access victims’ bank accounts and siphon funds.

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• EP 114 Attributed 98%

  Malware associated in the episode with Marcus Hutchins and attacks against banks.

  “malware which became known as Kronos”

• EP 158 Explicit 100%

  Banking malware described as being used to access victims’ bank accounts and siphon funds.

  “they printed off the Kronos executable”

  “Kronos was a devastating banking malware”

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Kronos DEVELOPED_BY Marcus Hutchins

The episode says Marcus Hutchins developed malware that became known as Kronos.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 114 Details

“he developed malware which became known as Kronos”

Kronos DEVELOPED_BY Marcus Hutchins

Marcus Hutchins says he wrote malware code that was combined with banking code to create the Kronos banking malware.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Malwaretech EP 158 Details

“I would write the malware for him and then he would sell it.”

“he had combined it with the banking malware”

Kronos USES keylogger

The prosecution's theory treated the malware as a keylogger because it listened to keystrokes; this is presented as the government's characterization rather than an uncontested technical classification.

Attributed Confidence 78% · Malwaretech EP 158 Details

“malware listens to keystrokes. Like, it’s like a key-logger”