[Adorapuff]

A new version of the Zeus botnet was used to steal about $47 million from European banking customers in the past year. This Zeus variant Trojan is blamed for attacks that stole more than 36 million Euros ($47 million U.S. dollars) from an estimated 30,000 consumer and corporate accounts at European banks.

Dubbed "Eurograbber" is more than just another banking Trojan. It's an exploitation of fundamental online banking authentication practices that could strike any institution.



With the phone number and platform information, the attacker sends a text message to the victim's phone with a link to a site that downloads what it says is "encryption software" for the device. Customers become victims of Eurograbber by clicking on malicious links that may come in phishing-attack emails and then after injecting scripts to browser , the malware intercepts two-step authentication text messages sent to customers' phones.

Customers at an estimated 30 banks fell victims to the cyberheist. The amounts stolen ranged from between 500 to 250,000 euros ($650 to $327,000) and were removed from individual and corporate accounts in Italy, Spain, Germany and The Netherlands.

As online and mobile banking continue to grow, we will see more targeted attacks in this area, and Eurograbber is a prime example.

These attacks are crazy. I hope these fuckers get locked up. They are harming innocent people most likely with families to support and kids to feed. Black Hats who steal money these days are worse than criminals who steal physical items.

[w00t]

Firstly, how are you better than a thief? Rather than run in a store and grab something, you sit at home and make a business incapable of selling their product.

Second, the banks are insured(duh), so the individuals won't loose a cent.

[Xeronations]

Whoever did this is bound to get caught eventually. I doubt the CIA would let them just get get away with such a large amount of money.

[Adorapuff]

Whoever did this is bound to get caught eventually. I doubt the CIA would let them just get get away with such a large amount of money.

Maybe he used a VPN and a proxy from HMA, I heard those are untraceable.

[Anonymous]

He will still get caught. Thats too much money to just let go. Great post by the way. The hacker although was very smart in making this malware.

[w00t]

Whoever did this is bound to get caught eventually. I doubt the CIA would let them just get get away with such a large amount of money.

[Anonymous]

Whoever did this is bound to get caught eventually. I doubt the CIA would let them just get get away with such a large amount of money.

Reported for being LQ poster. I mean who replies with just an image?

[Jolly]

Whoever did this is bound to get caught eventually. I doubt the CIA would let them just get get away with such a large amount of money.

Reported for being LQ poster. I mean who replies with just an image?

Oh don't be such a panzie, as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words.

[Kinanizer]

Second, the banks are insured(duh), so the individuals won't loose a cent.

Oh yes, money will magically appear because the banks are insured. I hope the ones responsible get caught.

[Bannedshee]

Wow nice post, and personally, this is just like robbing a bank but on a computer... Exept the amount stolen is times 1000