UK: Zeusv3 trojan banking virus has emptied thousands of online accounts

-Trojan is still at large and may strike again, experts warn
-Bank affected has still not been named
By Daily Mail Reporter
11th August 2010

Thousands of British online banking customers have fallen victim to a sophisticated attack by cyber criminals who have stolen thousands of pounds from their accounts.

About 3,000 online banking customers have been victims of a computer virus attack that empties their accounts while showing them fake statements so the scam goes undetected.

Experts have described the attack using a 'trojan' virus as the most sophisticated and dangerous malware program ever created.

The cyber criminals stole an estimated £675,000 between July 5 and August 4 and the attack is still progressing, experts warn. the rest

'This is an extremely sophisticated version of the virus and it cannot be detected by traditional security software.'

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