FBI Warns of New Fraud Scam
December 6, 2011
Total Loss:
TBD
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a new Zeus malware attack targeting commercial bank accounts, ultimately leading to incidents of corporate account takeover.
The Zeus variant used: a malware called Gameover, which the FBI says is able to defeat several forms of dual-factor authentication.
To protect themselves, the FBI suggests consumers and businesses pay attention to suspicious e-mails. In the case of the Gameover attacks, e-mails purporting to come from NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association contained malicious links. NACHA does not traditionally send e-mails directly to businesses or consumers. Receipt of a direct e-mail from an organization such as NACHA should raise a red flag.
Source:
Bank Info Security
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Account Takeover Identity Theft
Collusive Networks