Ref:
http://rt.com/news/blackhole-paunch-arrest-russia-946/Quote:
Russian authorities have detained a shadowy cybercriminal known only as “Paunch,” who is responsible for unleashing Blackhole, one of the most dangerous and pervasive malware suites in the history of the Internet.
Ref:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24456988Quote:
The Blackhole kit, released in 2010, dominated the crimeware market throughout 2012 and the start of 2013, according to Fraser Howard, a researcher at the anti-virus company Sophos.
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The software targeted a range of vulnerabilities in the Java programming language, Adobe's Flash media player, Windows software and PDF files.