Sophisticated Trojan horses target banks, Symantec says

March 17, 2013

The financial sector is under threat from increasingly sophisticated malware attacks a Symantec report has claimed, with many security solutions ineffective against modern Trojans. Following the proliferation of malware targeted at online banking over the past decade, financial institutions created custom security solutions to prevent fraud resulting from simple keylogging Trojans or phishing. However, more sophisticated attacks are being created and targeted at a wider range of financial sector companies, according to Symantec's The World of Financial Trojans report, with more than 600 financial organizations singled out for Trojan attacks. The report claims that criminal groups responsible for the attacks have become more knowledgeable about the financial sector as attacks have become more sophisticated, and are supported by a service industry of widely available malware. Attacks against the U.S. broadcasting outlet NBC in February were apparently conducted to spread malware aimed at hacking online banking. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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