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Trojan Turns Smash & Grab Into Grab & Smash

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Posted 14 October 2009 - 09:21 PM

Imagine being in charge of your organization's finances, and learning from your bank one morning that thieves had stolen tens of thousands of dollars from company coffers overnight using your online banking credentials. Now imagine your frustration when you go to log in to your PC to assess the damage, only to find that the computer you typically use to access the account has been kneecapped by the bad guys. This is precisely what happened to Kathy Dake, office manager for St. Isidore Catholic Church in Danville, Calif. Dake had infected her PC with the Zeus Trojan after opening a malicious e-mail disguised as notice from the IRS about "unreported income" (see New IRS Scam Could Be Costly). The thieves used Zeus to steal the credentials Dake uses to administer the church's bank account, and a week ago Friday she came in to work to find her computer would not<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1Posted Image

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