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.
Daily Mail
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