London cyber criminals face jail over Natwest fraud
October 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Breach Incidents, Financial Sector, ID Theft, Malware, Non-U.S.
Asavin Wattanajantra reports: London-based cyber criminals face jail after siphoning off £600,000 from bank customers with a trojan virus. According to a report in the West Sussex County Times, the criminals used a trojan to infected computers, which waited until a user logged onto an account and then slithered its way into online cash transfer [...]
Man on trial over £600k NatWest phishing scam
October 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under Financial Sector, Malware, Non-U.S.
John Leyden reports: Fraudsters used a sophisticated Trojan to steal online bank login credentials from the compromised PCs of their victims, London’s Southwark Crown Court heard on Tuesday. The malware redirected surfers to a counterfeit NatWest bank website that attempted to trick prospective marks into handing over telephone numbers, passwords, and bank card PINs under [...]