Blackhole exploit kit author reportedly arrested, changes already noticeable

Blackhole is one of the most popular crimeware toolkits serving browser-based exploits from compromised or malicious websites. Their end goal is to deliver malware (ransomware, banking trojans etc) onto unsuspecting visitors.

A few hours ago, a tweet from Maarten Boone, a security researcher at Fox-IT, a Dutch security firm didn’t go unnoticed:



As our friends at Malwarebytes report:

"This would be a major event in the exploit kit business, one that could trigger a chain reaction leading to more arrests and disruption. We can’t wait to hear the official news as well as if other gangs have been caught."