Weekly Threat Report 19th January 2018

NCA and Trend Micro partnership leads to conviction

A man responsible for creating two crypting services has pleaded guilty in court following a joint investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Trend Micro.

Goncalo Esteves pleaded guilty on three charges on Monday 15 January 2018 and will be sentenced in February.

Esteves was responsible for creating two crypting services (Cryptex Reborn and Cryptex Lite). These were designed to modify a program, such as malware, so that it avoids…

Link: Weekly Threat Report 19th January 2018
Source: NCSC Reports