Posts Tagged ‘Zeus’
IN THE HEADLINES: The Zeus Trojan Strikes Again
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 20, 2012
It’s been a couple of years since I first started writing about Zeus, a very dangerous new type of banking Trojan that was blamed for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from bank accounts across the country. And only last week I wrote about Zeus again, and how a dangerous new variant added a whole [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: New Worm Threatens Bank Accounts
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 19, 2012
Just as a new variety of the Zeus banking Trojan emerged to threaten bank accounts in a creative new way, researchers in Israel report the growth of a close cousin, a computer worm, which may be targeting Facebook accounts as a way to also break into bank accounts. The worm is called Ramnit and was [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Zeus Banking Trojan Circulating on Facebook
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 13, 2011
This is certainly a piece of malware that you don’t want on your computer, because its next stop will be your bank account. Zeus is part of a family of what are referred to as banking Trojans. This particular type of malware has wreaked havoc on bank security systems over the last few years, costing [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Cybercrime Costs Society over $1 Trillion
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 19, 2011
According to research firm Global Industry Analysts, Inc., this staggering number is the collected sum of all the losses incurred in attacks on individuals, small businesses, corporate giants, and government. It also covers the time and money wasted in responding to these crimes and cleaning up the mess, even then they may be underestimating the [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Smartphone Insecurity
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 2, 2011
Depending on what you hear in the media, you might be confused about smartphone security. Are they safe or not? You have a right to be perplexed, because so too are most security experts– particularly with the discovery of the data stealing and bank robbing Zeus Trojan now targeting smartphones. Security experts in Europe are [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Holiday eCard Sneaks a Trojan Past the Nation’s Sentries
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 14, 2011
To everyone who sent me eCards over the holidays, instead of a traditional printed greeting, thank you. And sorry. Thank you for thinking of me, and thank you for being kinder to the planet. And sorry, but I didn’t open any of them. I know you meant well, but I never open eCards, no matter [...]
Crimeware: Identity Theft as a Service
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● November 8, 2010
I have some bad news for you: Recent research shows that it has become far easier for thieves to steal your identity than it is for you to protect it. CA Technologies, maker of software used by large companies to manage and secure their networks, issued a report: “State of the Internet 2010: A Report [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Zeus Gang Nabbed after Stealing Nearly $10 Million
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● October 12, 2010
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom just announced they have nabbed an identity theft gang that stole millions from British banks. The Brits proudly announced the capture of nineteen members of a cyber gang that had used the now widely available Zeus Trojan to steal nearly $10 million from British banks. And get this – [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Could Zeus Be the Biggest Threat Ever?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 19, 2010
In a recent story on the growth of one of the most dangerous computer Trojans every discovered, tech magazine, Network World, opened with the line “Banks and antivirus powerless to stop attacks.” It’s been almost a year since I first started warning about the dangers of Zeus, a powerful banking Trojan that was wreaking havoc [...]
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