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German-speaking hacker crew hitting banks in U.S., U.K., Spain and Italy
A German hacker crew is looting commercial bank accounts in four countries using a custom-built Trojan put in place by expertly crafted and extremely focused phishing attacks, a security researcher said today.
The malware's most distinguishing feature, said Don Jackson, a senior security researcher with SecureWorks Inc., is its ability to mimic the steps the human account owner would take to move money.
A variant of the Prg Banking malware, the new Trojan has stolen hundreds of thousands from accounts at some of the biggest banks in the U.S., the U.K., Spain and Italy, said Jackson. "This is not widespread, but it is very dangerous. They've already stolen more than $200,000 from the accounts we've monitored, but this has really flown under the radar."
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