Experts at Sophos are warning British computer users who bank online about a series of Trojan horses that tries to steal financial information.
The Tofger series of trojan horses target users of a number of online banks, including Abbey, Barclays, Cahoot, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Nationwide, and Woolwich.
Running in the background, the Trojan horse monitors which web sites are being visited and if it recognises an online banking web site it secretly captures key presses and takes snapshots of what is displayed on the monitor.
The information is then sent back to the remote hackers, who can use the captured data to break into bank accounts and steal money.
Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant for Sophos said,
"This is very different from the fraudulent emails which many computer users receive everyday, trying to lure you to a bogus web site. This Trojan waits for the customer to visit the real banking web site, and then it captures passwords and account information making robbery a breeze. Home users and businesses large and small need to protect themselves with up-to-date anti-virus software and take extreme care to ensure their computers are kept free from Trojans like Tofger and other malware."
As ever, we recommend you keep your anti-virus software up to date at all times.
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