Global hacker crackdown nabs suspects in 19 countries

 An international crackdown by the FBI and police in 19 countries brought about more than 90 arrests of alleged cyber criminals. The two-year operation was coordinated so suspects didn’t have time to destroy evidence. It included the arrest of a Swedish hacker who was a co-creator of malware called Blackshades. Called “creepware,” it can be used to hijack computers remotely and turn on webcams, access hard drives and capture keystrokes to steal passwords. The malware sells for as little as $40 and has become one of the world’s most popular remote administration tools, or RAT.  Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf was one of the well-publicized victims. Wolf received an e-mail message that included nude photos of her obviously taken in her bedroom from her laptop. The e-mail sender demanded better-quality photos and video, and a sex show via Skype. The hacker turned out to be a former classmate who installed Blackshade on her laptop and had been watching her from her laptop camera for a year.

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