New trojan hits Australian banks

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[1] Malware analysts from security vendor, Bitdefender, have discovered new variants of the Dyre family of financial trojans that are attacking Australian banks.

[2] According to Bitdefender senior E-Threat analyst, Bogdan Botezatu, the Dyre Wolf is a codename for a cybercrime operation that initially targeted a specific bank but now spreading a modified banking trojan.

[3] The latest spamming campaign is taking the form of repeated email requests directing users to download an attachment and provide supporting financial details.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – New trojan hits Australian banks