[Year 12 IT Apps] Multimillion dollar thefts via malware

[Mark KELLY]

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"In a rash of dawn raids, police in the United Kingdom nabbed 19 people
suspected of stealing more than $9 million from online bank accounts,
according to reports.

The suspects — 15 men and 4 women ranging in ages 23 to 47 — are believed to
be part of an East European gang that allegedly used the ubiquitous Zeus
malware to infect victim computers and steal login credentials to more than
600 bank accounts."   Read More
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/zeus-raid/#ixzz10yFY3Kz8

*[At least Greenland escaped unscathed!]*

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Mark Kelly
Information Systems Manager; Reporting Manager
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085
School Phone +613 8520 9000, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
VCE IT Lecture notes: http://vceit.com
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