A team of Russian cybercriminals have created a
computer virus so sophisticated it can steal the money from any bank account in
any country.Called the Neverquest Trojan, it lies hidden on malicious
websites or infected computers and can steal the usernames and passwords for
people’s online banking accounts.
Once it has access to these accounts it can empty
them completely and is so advanced, security experts are warning that
traditional antivirus software isn't enough to keep users protected.This is
because the Trojan has been designed to contain ‘just about every possible
trick’ known to hackers to avoid being caught and disabled
According to security firm Kaspersky Lab,
Neverquest has already made ‘several thousand attempts’ to infect computers and
is targeting some of the world’s biggest banks and investment companies.
A total of 28 major websites are under threat and
Fidelity Investments is the main target
Once a computer is infected, Neverquest can record
the usernames and passwords to online bank accounts and this information is
then sent to anonymous hackers who can then use these to details to gain access
to the accounts
After gaining access to a user’s account,
cybercriminals make transactions and transfer money from the user to their own
accounts or - to keep the trail from leading directly to them - to the accounts
of other victims.
Kaspersky Lab also said that protection against
threats such as Neverquest requires more than ‘just standard antivirus’ and
advises customers to be extra vigilant to make sure they only access official
sites and don’t store passwords in cookies, or on their computers. Browsers
should be kept up to date, too.
Source:Daily Mail
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