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Bank Accounts Vulnerable For Victims of ZeuS Trojan Variant 'Gameover'

Posted by timothy on from the fewer-atm-fees-at-least dept.

tsu doh nimh writes "Organized crooks have begun launching debilitating cyber attacks against banks and their customers as part of a smoke screen to prevent victims from noticing simultaneous high-dollar cyber heists, the FBI is warning. The thefts, aided by a custom variant of the ZeuS Trojan called 'Gameover,' are followed by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against banks and the victim customers. The feds say the perpetrators also are wiring some of the money from victim organizations directly to high-end jewelry stores, and then sending money mules to pick up the pricey items."

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  1. Ha! Stupid criminals by Baloroth · · Score: 3, Funny

    I keep all my money in my house! Perfectly safe. No organized crooks gonna steal my money.

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    "None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license." --John Milton
    1. Re:Ha! Stupid criminals by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

      I would certainly not describe the current US government as 'organized'.

      The Keystone Cops come to mind as a role model.

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  2. Re:Still clicking the links in emails? by fsckmnky · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who can resist an important message from Sandra, the topless 3 boobed Nigerian government official charged with distributing $10 million dollars in oil industry windfall profits and free samples of Viagra ?

  3. Re:Still clicking the links in emails? by gvaness · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds hot, you got a link?