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• Banking malware returns to basics to evade detection, Trusteer says

  Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.

• Underground calling service helps cybercriminals extract sensitive info

  Researchers from security vendor Trusteer have come across a professional calling service that caters to cybercriminals. The business offers to extract sensitive information needed for bank fraud and identity theft from individuals.

• SpyEye steals banking codes by sending them to wrong phone

  Researchers from browser security vendor Trusteer have identified a new variant of the SpyEye financial Trojan that tricks online banking users into changing the phone numbers associated with their accounts.

• SpyEye hacking kit adds Android infection to bag of tricks

  The SpyEye hacking toolkit has added an Android component that collects the text messages some banks use as an extra security precaution, a researcher said today.

• Warning after Zeus bank Trojan fused with Ramnit worm

  Researchers have uncovered evidence that the infamous Zeus login-stealing Trojan has been blended with the Ramnit worm to create hybrid malware that can attack online bank accounts while spreading across networks.

• SpyEye Trojan morphs to defeat online banking defenses

  Banks are facing more trouble from SpyEye, a piece of malicious software that steals money from people's online bank accounts, according to new research from security vendor Trusteer.

• AusCERT 2011: Mobile banking malware on the rise

  Chief technology officer of Trusteer, Amit Klein, has spoken about the trends of mobile malware, citing mobile banking as the next big threat to the industry.

• New bank Trojan employs fresh tricks to steal account data

  Cybercriminals in Eastern Europe have begun using a dangerous new malware program to steal from online bank accounts in the U.S.

• Zeus Trojan defeats Microsoft security tool

  Only weeks after Microsoft added anti-Zeus Trojan detection to its free Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), it is unable to detect the latest versions, a rival security company has claimed.

• Zeus not the only bank Trojan threat, users warned

  Online bank account users should not ignore the threat posed by obscure data-theft Trojans such as 'Bugat', 'SpyEye', and 'Carberp', security company Trusteer has warned.

• Zeus botnet bank thieves were careless with own security

  Suspects charged with stealing more than US$9.4 million from U.K. banks using the Zeus botnet apparently spent more time figuring out the logistics of stealing the money than they did on securing their cyber operation.