New malware threat to Internet banking users

Internet banking customers should be on guard against a new computer malware, said the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Thursday. In a statement, it warned customers to look out for “SpyEye”, a Trojan Horse malware that targets local Internet banking applications after a few cases were reported recently. When a…

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Android at risk from SpyEye banking Trojan

Banking transactions for owners of Android phones just became more dangerous with a new iteration of the SpyEye Trojan designed to intercept two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS – the first known version for Android. The malware not only tries to steal authentication information banks send via SMS, it also…

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Free Security Tool Detects Banking Malware

A Finnish penetration testing company has released a free tool it says can detect all variants of five major families of malicious software that steal online banking credentials. The tool, called Debank, was built by Finnish penetration testing company Fitsec, which has used the tool to scan its customers’ machines,…

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