Most Wanted Malware: Banking Trojans Come to the Fore Again

itman · Sep 18, 2017

Banking trojans were extensively used by cyber-criminals during August, with three variants appearing in Check Point’s latest Global Threat Impact Index.

The Zeus, Ramnit and Trickbot banking trojans all appeared in the top 10. These Trojans work by identifying when the victim is visiting a banking website, and then use keylogging or web injects to harvest basic login credentials or more sensitive information such as PIN numbers. Alternatively, trojans may also direct victims to fake banking websites designed to mimic the legitimate ones and steal credentials that way.

The August Global Threat Impact Index also revealed that Globeimposter, a ransomware disguised as a variant of the Globe ransomware, was the world’s second most prevalent malware throughout the month. Although it was discovered in May 2017, the malware did not begin to rapidly proliferate until August, distributed by spam campaigns, malvertising and exploit kits. Upon encryption, Globeimposter appends the .crypt extension to each encrypted file, and a payment is demanded from victims in return for decrypting their valuable data.
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RockLobster · Sep 19, 2017

Smart people stopped using online banking years ago while the smartest ones never used it to begin with.

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