ZOMBIE SPIDER
ZOMBIE SPIDER is classified as cybercrime.
- Type
- Cybercrime
On April 7, 2017, Pytor Levashov — who predominantly used the alias Severa or Peter Severa and whom Falcon Intelligence tracks as ZOMBIE SPIDER — was arrested in an international law enforcement operation led by the FBI. ZOMBIE SPIDER’s specialty was large-scale spam distribution, a fundamental component of cybercrime operations. Levashov was the primary threat actor behind a botnet known as Kelihos and its predecessors, Waledac and Storm. In addition to Levashov’s arrest, there was a technical operation conducted by Falcon Intelligence to seize control of the Kelihos botnet.
Published reports on this actor:
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/farewell-to-kelihos-and-zombie-spider/
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/inside-the-takedown-of-zombie-spider-and-the-kelihos-botnet/
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-dismantle-kelihos-botnet-0
Source: MISP Galaxy, Malpedia.
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