📚 Malware Hidden in Fake Banking Emails Steals Your Data and Bitcoins

A new malware has been discovered, targeting bank customers, which seeks to steal passwords and Bitcoin from crypto-currency wallets. The discovery was made by security vendor Cyren who considers this to be a massive outbreak of malware. This time, the malware is a keylogger that ends up on people’s computers as an attachment to emails regarding fake bank transfers. The emails seem to come from bots in the United States and Singapore and appear to come from a number of banks, including Emirates. Typically, the email subject includes financial details such as online “wire transfer payment notification,” while the attachments come with some type of “swift” variation included. These are SWIFT codes, used to identify banks and financial institutions for fund transfers, making the emails seem genuine. Malware works around the clock Even though the files may appear to be PDF, ... ...