780 new malicious programs designed to steal users' online banking data detected every day
Notably, in January Kaspersky Lab experts discovered Trojan-Banker.MSIL.MultiPhishing.gen, which is designed to steal account details from clients of numerous banks including Santander, HSBC Bank UK, Metro Bank, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, and Barclays.
After launching, the Trojan waits for an online banking service to start running. It then opens a window that imitates an authorisation form for the respective bank. Interestingly, the Trojan allows no mistakes, checking the accuracy of the data that is entered.
Full access to bank accounts
The fraudsters end up obtaining confidential information that gives them full access to the victim's bank account. It should be noted that the Trojan primarily targets users from the UK, with over 90% of the antivirus detections for this banker being recorded there.
However, Trojan bankers affect just about every corner of the globe. Brazil tops the list of countries most frequently targeted (16.9% of detections), followed by Russia (15.8%) and China (10.8%).
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Source: Kaspersky Lab
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