Tag Archive for: accounts

Hackers rob thousands of bank accounts using malware in UK – Deccan Herald

In one of the most sophisticated cyber attacks, hackers have robbed nearly 675,000 pounds from about 3,000 online bank accounts in Britain. The scam was carried out by using a computer virus — described by experts as the most dangerous malware programme …
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New Phishing Campaign Targets ‘First Data’ Merchant Accounts – Softpedia

Researchers from email security vendor AppRiver warn about a phishing campaign that targets merchant accounts from a payment processing vendor called First Data. It the pool of phishing attacks targeting online banking accounts, credit card information …
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Phishing Attack Targets Merchant Accounts – Network World Fusion

The point of many phishing scams is to gain access to bank or credit account information for financial gain. So, it makes sense to target users or accounts with the highest odds of containing substantial amounts of money. That explains a new phishing …
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Dozens charged in schemes to steal from bank accounts using computer viruses – Los Angeles Times

The cyber attacks began in Eastern Europe and included malware known as the Zeus Trojan, which was typically sent in an e-mail to computers at homes, businesses and government offices in the United States. Once the e-mail was opened, the virus embedded …
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