Last Friday I posted that malware was targeting online banking in the UK.  This week it's Russia...



According to Softpedia:



Security researchers have come accross a new ZBOT sample which targets several online banking systems in Russia. The variant was generated with a very old version of the ZeuS toolkit.  ZeuS is a one of the most widespread and active developed crimeware toolkits. The program is so popular because it makes it easy for even attackers with limited technical expertise to generate their own custom trojans, along with associated Command and Control server.



The malware generated by the ZeuS toolkit is usually referred to as ZBOT (ZeuS Bot), because it acts as a botnet client receiving instructions from a server. ZBOT is actually a computer trojan with information and online banking credential stealing capabilities.  <<read more:>>



To review, on Friday it's the UK banks, and here on Tuesday it's the Russian financial institutions.  So no matter what day of the week, sounds like online banking is...well weak, in general, which is why it is being targeted.  What do hackers and water have in common?  They both take the path of least resistance.

Security experts have discovered two new pieces of malware, specifically targeting UK bank customers.

By Jennifer Scott, 1 Jul 2010 at 15:05

Two new pieces of malware have been discovered that are intentionally aiming themselves at UK banking customers.

Security company Trusteer found the malicious programs, which are said to “fly under the radar” of anti-virus software to steal online banking logins in order to commit fraud.

Silon.var2 has been found on one in every 500 computers in the UK – compared to one in 20,000 in the US – and Agent.DBJP was found on one in 5,000 – compared to one in 60,000 across the Atlantic.

The company has also discovered two new Zeus botnets aimed at UK consumers, which have only been found on UK machines and only target UK-based banks.

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