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| The Trojan horses steal data from online bankers,
allowing hackers to empty bank accounts. |
Experts at Sophos have warned British computer users who bank
online about a series of Trojan horses that try and steal financial
information.
The Tofger
Trojan horses target users of a number of online banks, including
Abbey, Barclays, Cahoot, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Nationwide, and
Woolwich.
Running in the background, the Trojan horse monitors which
websites are being visited - and if it recognises an online banking
website it secretly captures keypresses and takes snapshots of what
is displayed on the monitor.
The information is then sent back to the remote hackers, who can
use the captured data to break into bank accounts and steal
money.
"This is very different from the fraudulent emails which many
computer users receive everyday, trying to lure you to a bogus
website. This Trojan waits for the customer to visit the real
banking website, and then it captures passwords and account
information making robbery a breeze," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant for Sophos. "Home users and businesses large
and small need to protect themselves with up-to-date anti-virus
software and take extreme care to ensure their computers are kept
free from Trojans like Tofger and other malware."
Sophos recommends companies protect their email with a consolidated solution to thwart the virus and spam
threats as well as secure their desktop and servers with
automatically updated anti-virus protection.
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.