Blackhole Exploit Kit creator arrested in Russia

After twenty-four hours of speculation, as well as a wall of silence from officials connected to the case, Europol’s Troels Oerting, who is head of the European Cybercrime Center, has confirmed that ‘Paunch’ — one of the people behind the creation and maintenance of the Blackhole Exploit Kit — has been arrested in Russia.

“I know it is true, we got some information, but I cannot say anymore,” Oerting told TechWeekEurope in a brief statement.