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Online banking hit by thieves

A new Trojan dubbed "OddJob" is stealing people's money by taking over their online banking sessions after they think they've logged off.

The Trojan, which targets Windows-based computers, is being used by criminals in Eastern Europe to steal money from accounts in the United States, Poland, and Denmark, Amit Klein, chief technology officer of Trusteer, writes in a blog post today.

Klein said in an e-mail that he could not identify the banks being targeted or provide an estimate on the number of victims.

"It is early days for this malware," he said. "… Read more

Trusteer offers up malware search tool

Trusteer, a company that provides online protection services, announced Wednesday that it launched a malware search tool that allows users to see what kind of attacks are targeting Web sites.

Dubbed Attack Trace, the company's search engine allows users to submit a Web address and determine if it's being attacked. Once queried, the search engine performs diagnostic functions on the site to determine if malware is attacking it and how severe each instance is. Once it finds the malware, it returns a list of configuration files to inform users about the attacks the site faces.

Developing a malware … Read more