Mazafaka (hacker group)

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Mazafaka is a cybercrime forum with many users having moved on from sites such as ShadowCrew. [1]

The site offered services such as customisation of Zeus malware to target a specific system. [2]

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References

  1. Poulsen, Kevin (23 July 2013). "The Secret Service agent who collared cybercrooks by selling them fake IDs" . Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. Shuster, Simon (5 October 2015). "The Russian Hacker Bust: Is the FBI Chasing Mules?" . Retrieved 25 November 2015.