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Kronos devouring its children

ID: 118de718-bac3-55ca-9141-887233e0d58a

STIX ID: report--118de718-bac3-55ca-9141-887233e0d58a

Feed Name: Group-IB Blog

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2017-08-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

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The report details the Kronos banking Trojan (advertised on underground forums and used in 2014–2015) which infected bank customers via phishing (delivering a taxes.exe) and stole funds using browser web-injects; Group-IB accessed the Kronos control panel and traced thefts to accounts of two Russian companies and likely mule cashouts. It further recounts the FBI investigation connected to AlphaBay that led to an indictment alleging Marcus Hutchins (MalwareTech) co-authored and promoted Kronos, culminating in his arrest and conditional release on bail.

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