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 #27812  by patriq
 Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:07 pm
..ordered to forfeit $40,000 and perform 500 hours of community service
..generated at least $350,000 in revenue by selling the software
$310,000 profit?
 #27813  by MalwareTech
 Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:37 pm
patriq wrote:
..ordered to forfeit $40,000 and perform 500 hours of community service
..generated at least $350,000 in revenue by selling the software
$310,000 profit?
Blackshades was a "legitimate business" (large group of scriptkiddies pretending they're a company) so had lots of "employees". Only a small amount of that $350k would have gone to him, though it's still clear he ratted on everyone to get that kind of a deal.