GozNym malware cleaning out bank accounts

[SunsetBengal]

Pretty scary stuff, particularly for those whose tech skills are iffy, at best.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/this-serpent-like-malware-lies-dormant-until-you-access-your-bank-account/ar-BBtyEST?ocid=spartandhp

Quote:“We already know of $4 million that was stolen by this malware,” said Etay Maor, an executive advisor with IBM Security. The worst part: It's still out there.

Maor led the Israel-based team that discovered the malware, which has already been used against undisclosed banks in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

The virus, known as GozNym, is a combination of two pieces of malware — one that infects the computer and the other that waits silently like a serpent until the user visits the website of a financial institution.