It is being dubbed 'most dangerous trojan virus ever created'

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Trojan is still at large and may strike again, experts warn.

Bank affected has still not been named.


Cyber criminals have raided the accounts of thousands of British internet bank customers in one of the most sophisticated attacks of its kind.

The fraudsters used a malicious computer programme that hides on home computers to steal confidential passwords and account details from at least 3,000 people.

The internet security experts M86, who uncovered the scam, estimate that at least £675,000 has been illegally transferred from the UK in the last month - and that the attacks are still continuing.

'In the vast majority of cases, if people had kept their computer's operating systems and software such as Internet Explorer up to date they would not have been attacked,' he said.

'More often than not Trojans exploit known vulnerabilities that can be simply patched and fixed by downloading updates.'

It also warned users of Apple's Mac computers, considered relatively safe from virus attacks, that they may also be subjected to malware attacks in the future.

'For a variety of reasons, malware has rarely been a problem for Mac users. But those days might end soon,' a spokesman said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...pties-online-bank-accounts.html#ixzz0wT5dkKnr

 

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Ah, The Daily Mail.

Hmm.

 

[muckshifter]

a wee update ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11388018

... is the BBC ok with you sir?

 

[floppybootstomp]

a wee update ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11388018

... is the BBC ok with you sir?

BBC's mostly ok even if it is run by members of the Watford Amateur Communists' club but Symantec isn't, who they quote from

Just you wait, one day Linux will get so popular they will get their own personalised viruses

And all virus writers will have their head placed on a spike on the south side of London Bridge just like in the good old days when all those uppity upstarts like William Wallace suffered a similar fate.

That's the way to do it (Copyright: Punch & Judy circa 1312)