The Carberp bank login Trojan is very much alive and in operation despite last week’s arrests in Russia of an eight-man gang accused of being core users of the malware’s botnet, security company Kaspersky Lab has said. The company has already detected criminals selling the Trojan on malware forums and…
Russian police arrest notorious ‘Carberp’ Trojan gang
Russian police are reported to have arrested the gang behind the notorious Carberp Trojan used to steal hundreds of millions of roubles from online bank customers during one of the most notorious cybercrime campaigns ever to hit the country. In a major police operation, The Federal Security Service (FSB) and…
Facebook users targeted in Carberp man-in-the-browser attack
Facebook users are being targeted in a new man-in-the-browser (MitB) attack that attempts to steal money by duping the user into redeeming an e-cash voucher. The malware is a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan, according to security firm Trusteer. Carberp replaces any Facebook page the user navigates to with…