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Largest Ever Online Robbery Hits Swedish Bank

Posted by Zonk on from the put-your-bits-up dept.

ukhackster writes "A Swedish bank has fallen victim to what experts believe is the biggest online robbery ever. A Russian gang apparently used keylogging software to steal around one million dollars. It appears that most of the victims weren't running security protection. The bank is refunding everyone who lost money (even if they hadn't taken precautions) — good news for the victims, but not really an incentive to take more care in future. From the article: 'Nordea believes that 250 customers have been affected by the fraud, after falling victim to phishing emails containing the Trojan. According to McAfee, Swedish police believe Russian organised criminals are behind the attacks. Currently, 121 people are suspected of being involved. The attack started by a tailormade Trojan sent in the name of the bank to some of its clients, according to McAfee. The sender encouraged clients to download a "spam fighting" application.'"

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  1. In other news... by lixee · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Nordea is planning to relocate to Sealand.

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  2. According to whom?! by rumith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    According to McAfee, Swedish police have established that the log-in information was sent to servers in the US, and then to Russia. And what has established Swedish police according to Swedish police? Why quote McAffee? What business do they have here?
  3. LULZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The biggest online robbery ever was a lousy million dollars? Oh come on, someone's gotta be able to do better than that. Get it in gear, people, it's 2007, we should be having way bigger cybercrimes by now. Someone hax0r the Gibson or something.

  4. Victims by Sloppy · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The bank is refunding everyone who lost money (even if they hadn't taken precautions) - good news for the victims

    No, that merely changes who the victims are. There is no such thing as "good news for the victims" unless the stolen money is recovered.

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