‘Shylock’ financial malware making a comeback

Computer users in financial institutions may have to be more careful in the workplace, as a financial malware is making a comeback. Security vendor Trusteer noted a rise in infections by the malware, codenamed “Shylock” for its use of excerpts from William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” “In recent weeks,…

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Financial Firms Work Together on Cybersecurity

Rising cybersecurity threats are pushing big banks to do something that doesn’t come naturally for these secrecy-steeped institutions: share information with one another. This month, security officials from Wall Street financial firms, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., are expected to meet with researchers from the Polytechnic Institute…

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Ramnit financial malware rips Facebook credentials

The Ramnit worm, which has morphed into dangerous financial malware, is also stealing credentials from Facebook users, according to new research published Thursday. Ramnit has already infected over 800,000 infected machines worldwide, and it has only begun to steal Facebook login credentials so, I guess it’s only a matter of time until…

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