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In one of the most sophisticated cyber attacks, hackers have robbed nearly 675,000 pounds from about 3,000 online bank accounts in Britain.
The scam was carried out by using a computer virus -- described by experts as the most dangerous malware programme ever created -- that emptied the bank accounts while showing customers fake statements, the Daily Mail reported.
Internet security firm M86 Security, which discovered the scam, said the hackers stole a total of 675,000 pounds from the unnamed British bank.
"We've never seen such a sophisticated and dangerous threat. Always check your balance and have a good idea of what it is," the security firm said.The latest virus is a variant of the Zeus trojan banking virus which first emerged 3 years ago and is called Zeus v3.
According to researchers at M86 Security, the virus attacked the systems when victims were browsing the net. It swiped the online banking ID of the customer and hijacked their online banking accounts.
The company said it was the most-sophisticated and dangerous virus yet seen and advised online banking users to check their balances regularly and have a good idea of what it should be.
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In one of the most sophisticated cyber attacks, hackers have robbed nearly 675,000 pounds from about 3,000 online bank accounts in Britain.
The scam was carried out by using a computer virus -- described by experts as the most dangerous malware programme ever created -- that emptied the bank accounts while showing customers fake statements, the Daily Mail reported.
Internet security firm M86 Security, which discovered the scam, said the hackers stole a total of 675,000 pounds from the unnamed British bank.
"We've never seen such a sophisticated and dangerous threat. Always check your balance and have a good idea of what it is," the security firm said.The latest virus is a variant of the Zeus trojan banking virus which first emerged 3 years ago and is called Zeus v3.
According to researchers at M86 Security, the virus attacked the systems when victims were browsing the net. It swiped the online banking ID of the customer and hijacked their online banking accounts.
The company said it was the most-sophisticated and dangerous virus yet seen and advised online banking users to check their balances regularly and have a good idea of what it should be.
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