[pchelpers] News:Brazilian Hackers Loot Bank Accounts Using a Trojan

Close on heels of a Russian gang that stole a million Euros from French 
banks using sleeping bugs, as earlier reported by MicroWorld 
Technologies, a Brazilian hacker racket has been nabbed for looting 
almost 5 million dollars from over 200 bank accounts.

/24-7PressRelease/ - FRAMINGTON HILLS, MI, February 25, 2006 - The raid 
happened in the state of Paraiba, 1,800 km North-East of Rio de Janeiro. 
What's more annoying is that the gang leader is a 19 year old and many 
of his accomplices are minors.

It works like this; through an email that holds a website link, a Trojan 
sneaks into your computer. The link may be a purported greeting card or 
a small computer utility. Once you click on it, the malicious code will 
be installed into your PC.

The Trojan remains dormant till you go to an online banking site. 
Authentication gadgets and biometric advancements are futile here, as 
this smart one waits till you go through all that routine. No sooner you 
log on to the personal bank account the bug will swiftly act and 
transfer the money to another account!

More here:
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rssID=11452

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