Banking and Finance

Silentbanker lethal for your online bank account

A new computer virus, Silentbanker, has become the latest threat for online banking systems and their users.

The virus, a Trojan Horse that can infect your computer and operate without anyone ever knowing it, gets between the client and the bank’s website, and acquires the information to empty the unfortunate users’ bank accounts. Hundreds of banks in countries all around the world have been attacked by the virus and numerous people have been victimized. Updated anti-virus software should be enough to stop Silentbanker, specialists say, adding however that the virus is one of the most sophisticated they’ve ever seen.

http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2008/01/17/new-virus-threat-for-bank-accounts/

Andreas Van der Sluys