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HACKERS USING A Trojan computer virus successfully stole an estimated €36 million from more than 30,000 bank customers at multiple banks across Europe according to a report published yesterday.
The report by security vendors Versafe and Check Point Software Technologies found that a group of cyber criminals pocketed around €36 million before the operation was dismantled by the European law enforcement.
The attacks began in Italy and soon after tens of thousands of affected online bank customers were detected in Germany, Spain and Holland.
These customers had no idea they were infected with Trojan viruses, that their online banking sessions were being compromised or that funds were being stolen directly out of their accounts.
The ‘Eurograbber’ attack, as it has been named, employs a new variation of the Zeus-In-The-Mobile Trojan which has only been detected in eurozone countries to date.
It infects both computers and mobile devices of online banking customers and once the virus was installed on both devices, the customer’s online banking sessions were completely monitored and manipulated by the attackers.
The virus used was developed for both the Blackberry and Android platforms in order to facilitate a wide target market.
Victim banks have been notified of the attack and Versafe said they were actively working with law enforcement agencies to halt any current or future attacks.
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I take it Enda has volunteered for us to cover this yes?
36 Million lost in the Eurograbber attack yesterday. Well we had the Noonangrabber attack on Ireland and it took Billions.
Was budget 2013 not a virus designed by the government to take money from our bank accounts?
Just an app, the virus is the IMF loan rollover compounding scam.
a.k.a. The Freidman Chicago neo-liberal economics as outlined by Naomi Klein in ‘The Shock Doctrine’, and Michel Chossudovsky’s ‘The Globalisation of Poverty, The Impact of IMF and World Bank Reforms’.
These jokes are getting old now.
And its a large bad joke. On us.
Have you seen my stapler?
someone took my red stapler!
Nothing wrong with robbIng from the robbers.
Yeah but guess who’ll have to pay it back…
They took the money out of ppls bank accounts so they robbing normal ppl not the banks
True. I’m guessing the banks will have to refund those affected, though. I suppose like an armed raid, they are insured for this kind of thing.
ah, that explains the billions going missing from our banks over the past few years… It was a virus!!!
an FFn virus
Wish I could rob a bank. Have to say it’s lack of courage, not morals that would stop me.
I’ll have to try one of those online baking sessions, I’ve heard they’re great…
Scare mongering to control the Internet.
I would agree a tax loss for the banks involved & access to the net more closely monitored & groups like anonomous & wikileaks in the doghouse again !!
If you actually researched the methods that were used before commenting, you would realise that it is not bullshit.
Fair deuce to them.
probably an inside job.
Not to worry we will pay it back to them
lol cant the bank simply press a few buttons and change the digits back to its original. its just numbers on a screen. Its not like they did a gold hiest lol.
People still buy this crap ??
“European banks steal countless billions using spineless politicians”
Give Enda a call sure he’ll stump up the missing money. He has an endless pit called the Irish family who he talks money from every time the banks need a few euro.
If you don’t have valid antivirus software on your smartphone and computer nowadays, your an idiot and deserve to have your bank account emptied.
Sure, not problem. The Irish tax payer will cover that loss too. We’re good for it!
Wish I could catch that virus!
Fair play to them
Now the banks know how we feel!
“Robbers got robbed”, thieves stealing from thieves, lol. On the subject of virus removal, tips here at: http://fastnezzycomputerrepair.com/orange-county-computer-repair-services-provide-much-more-than-sales-and-service/ – Hackers, computer viruses, malware, etc….i guess it keeps us pc repair guys in business! :)
ha robbers got robbed…
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