Week 2 Blog

New Banking Malware Unleashed

  

According to an article posted on Security Week's website, there may be a new threat to the Banking industry. A new Trojan, dubbed, the “Hand of Thief” maybe a new cause for concern in the Security world. (Prince, 2013) According to Security Week’s article, “The Trojan, which is focused on stealing information from machines running Linux, includes form grabbers and backdoor capabilities and is expected to ‘graduate to become full-blown banking malware in the very near future’” (Prince, 2013). This should be very frightening to anyone who utilizes the banking industry. However, it seems that at this moment the “Hand of Thief” Trojan may still be in development which should put many people at ease at least at this point in time. (Prince, 2013) More specifically, “Hand of Thief has come to the cybercrime underground at a time when commercial Trojans are high in demand, stirring some excitement amongst criminals” (Prince, 2013). While many should take note of the fact that this Trojan may be out there in the world and ready to strike it seems that removal and the overall threat of this Trojan are currently relatively low. (Prince, 2013)

 

References

 

Prince, B. (2013, September 3). Reach of 'Hand of Thief' Banking Trojan Exceeds Grasp: RSA. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from Security Week Internet and Enterprise Security News, Insignts, & Analysis: http://www.securityweek.com/reach-hand-thief-banking-trojan-exceeds-grasp-rsa

 

Link to Hand of Thief Article