Sophisticated 'Hesperbot' Banking Malware Targets Europeans

A new powerful banking malware is in the wild. Hesperbot targets European victims to steal bank log-in credentials with common techniques like capturing keystrokes, screenshots and videos from the victim's computer screens — with the goal of stealing money from people's accounts

The trojan malware is very similar to the famous banking viruses Zeus and SpyEye, but according to ESET, the security firm that discovered it, it's completely new. And even though for now it's only been spotted in a few hundred computers in Europe — mainly Turkey, Portugal, Czech Republic and the UK — it could easily be the beginning of a larger malware campaign that could expand to the rest of the world. Read more...

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