Monday, September 28, 2009

"Inside the Password Stealing Business" -Report

Avert Labs has published a research paper called “Inside the Password-Stealing Business: the Who and How of Identity Theft”.

The report uncovers technical details on the capabilities, level of sophistication, and inner workings of the most infamous contemporary password-stealing malware families such as Zbot, Sinowal, and Steam Stealer. Discussed topics are also the prevalence of such malware, distribution channels, how criminals keep up with the changes banks make to keep transactions secure, and how they exploit today’s economic climate.

The report can be found here.

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