Malicious Exploit Kit Creator 'Paunch' in Prison, According to Russian Police

The first photo shows a slightly overweight young man standing in front of a white Porsche Cayenne, with a cigarette in his hand and an uncomfortable expression. In another, he appears to be reading the charges and a police officer – guard stands in the background.

Could this man be the creator of one of the most successful and fearsome tools for cybercrime?

As previously reported, it has been confirmed by Russian police that the 27-year-old man nicknamed “Paunch” (they do not yet know his real name), was arrested on October 4th along with others in the city of Tolyatti and is accused of programming the blackhole Exploit Kit that was hugely successful and was used in attacks on countless millions of Internet users since 2010.